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Sam Kean
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Sam Kean is an American science writer whose six books explore scientific discoveries through narrative accounts.
Biography
Sam Kean is an American writer who presents scientific discoveries in a narrative style. He has published six books and has written for The New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist. His books have received positive reviews in The Wall Street Journal, Library Journal, and The New York Times.
His book The Disappearing Spoon follows chemical elements through their roles in human history, including finance, mythology, war, and the arts. It also discusses poison and the lives of scientists who discovered the elements. Kean was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and lives in Washington, D.C.
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Books by Sam Kean
The Disappearing Spoon
The Disappearing Spoon follows elements including carbon, neon, silicon, and gold through their roles in history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, and poison. Its stories also explore the lives of scientists who discovered them.