Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Sam Kean
American writer
Sam Kean is an American writer known for books that tell the story of scientific discoveries in a narrative style. He was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and lives in Washington, D.C. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist. He has also published eight books, and they have been reviewed positively by The Wall Street Journal, Library Journal, and The New York Times.
More from Sam Kean (106 quotes) →Keep reading Sam Kean
- “Boron is carbon's neighbor on the periodic table, which means it can do a passable carbon impression and wrig…”Sam Kean
- “The noble gases, which reside on the East Coast of the periodic table, are its aristocrats - detached and alo…”Sam Kean
- “Unlike uranium, plutonium was created in an American lab in 1940, but scientists soon realized that it could…”Sam Kean
- “There are a few elements - especially platinum and palladium - that have the amazing ability to absorb up to…”Sam Kean
Explore Vision
- “The source of motivation should be in the vision, not position.”Alin Sav
- “A producer gets the whole vision done from top to bottom, to making the record to having the record delivered…”DJ Khaled
- “We write history with our feet and with our presece and our collective voice and vision. And yet, of course,…”Rebecca Solnit
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Sam Kean
The Disappearing Spoon
2019
The violinist's thumb
2012
Caesar's Last Breath
2017
The Bastard Brigade
2019
The Icepick Surgeon
2021