Sam Kean
Autor von Die Ordnung der Dinge: Im Reich der Elemente
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Sam Kean is the author of The Disappearing Spoon, The Violinist's Thumb, and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery all of which were national bestsellers. The Disappearing Spoon was nominated by the Royal mehr anzeigen Society for one of the top science books of 2010, while The Violinist's Thumb was a finalist for PEN's literary science writing award. Kean's stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist, among other places, and his work has been featured on "Radiolab" and NPR's "All Things Considered," among other shows. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code (2012) 1,171 Exemplare
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness,… (2014) 906 Exemplare
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science (2021) 340 Exemplare
The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb (2019) 264 Exemplare
The Disappearing Spoon and Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table… (2018) 160 Exemplare
Kayıp Kaşık: Periyodik tablonun etrafındaki delilik ve aşk hikayeleri ile dolu farklı bir Dünya Tarihi (2013) 3 Exemplare
The Disappearing Spoon: Glove At First Sight 1 Exemplar
The Disappearing Spoon: Tyrannosaurus Sex 1 Exemplar
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- Andere Namen
- Kean, Sam P.
- Geburtstag
- 1978
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
- Wohnorte
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Ausbildung
- University of Minnesota (physics and English)
- Berufe
- journalist
- Organisationen
- Science
- Agent
- Jim Broadhead
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Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us (Finalist – Young Adult Science Book – 2018)
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery (Finalist – Young Adult Science Book – 2015)
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I did feel like the female scientist in the last chapter was added just for some balance, but perhaps it was needed.… (mehr)