The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table winter • A perceptive and detailed

• A perceptive and detailed account of the artist

‘Engrossing and entertaining

moving and alive

Full of Jacobson's trademark humour and infused with bittersweet memories of his parents

The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table winter • A perceptive and detailedWhy did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is one of our crowning scientific achievements, but it's also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow