![]() Kean continues to draw the reader in by developing his presentation of each element through various literary devices. Kean wins over the heart of the reader by using a humorous reference to mothers fearing tuna to enliven his ideas. He effectively captures the reader’s attention from the start by presenting a story of his love for chemistry through the eyes of a child: “I felt pangs for children whose mothers so feared mercury they wouldn’t even let them eat tuna”1. He describes that, as a child, he broke mercury thermometers just to observe the element mercury, which led to his obsession with the periodic table. ![]() Kean begins his attempt to bring chemistry alive in the very beginning of his book. Published in 2010, The Disappearing Spoon is a masterfully crafted novel that very interestingly presents elements through the development of stories. ![]() ![]() Known for his science, nonfiction writings, one of his most famous works is The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements. In 1980, Sam Kean, a well-known modern American author, was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. ![]()
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