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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocm668192274 |
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OCoLC |
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20230118141115.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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110708s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2011381769 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780316051637 (pbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0316051632 (pbk.) |
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(OCoLC)668192274 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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DLC |
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BTCTA |
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YDXCP |
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NBJ |
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NMC |
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CDX |
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BDX |
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EXN |
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pcc |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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EXNW |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QD466 |
| Item number |
.K37 2010 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kean, Sam. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The disappearing spoon : |
| Remainder of title |
and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Sam Kean. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st Back Bay pbk. ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Back Bay Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
391, 9 p. : |
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ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Orientation : column by column, row by row. Geography is destiny ; Near twins and black sheep : the genealogy of elements ; The Galápagos of the periodic table -- Making atoms, breaking atoms. Where atoms come from : "We are all star stuff" ; Elements in time of war ; Completing the table-- with a bang ; Extending the table, expanding the Cold War -- Periodic confusion : the emergence of complexity. From physics to biology ; Poisoner's corridor : "Ouch-ouch" ; Take two elements, call me in the morning ; How elements deceive -- The elements of human character. Political elements ; Elements as money ; Artistic elements ; An element of madness -- Element science today and tomorrow. Chemistry way, way below zero ; Spheres of splendor : the science of bubbles ; Tools of ridiculous precision ; Above (and beyond) the periodic table. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The periodic table of the elements is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, obsession, and betrayal. These tales follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold, and all the elements in the table as they play out their parts in human history. The usual suspects are here, like Marie Curie (and her radioactive journey to the discovery of polonium and radium) and William Shockley (who is credited, not exactly justly, with the discovery of the silicon transistor)--but the more obscure characters provide some of the best stories, like Paul Emile François Lecoq de Boisbaudran, whose discovery of gallium, a metal with a low melting point, gives this book its title: a spoon made of gallium will melt in a cup of tea.--From publisher description. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Chemical elements |
| Form subdivision |
Miscellanea. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Periodic law |
| General subdivision |
Tables. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |