Sam Kean
Sam Kean is a writer 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 three books which discuss scientific discoveries in a narrative style.[1] [2] His books received positive reviews in the Wall Street Journal [3] Library Journal, [4] and The New York Times.[5] He was born in Sioux Falls, SD.
Books
- The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (2010)[4][5][6]
- The Violinist's Thumb: and Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code (2012)
- The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: the History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery (2014)[3][7]
References
- ↑ "Sam Kean." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Biography in Context. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
- ↑ "About." Sam Kean Official Site. http://samkean.com/samkean.php
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schneider, Howard (2 May 2014). "Book Review: 'The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons' by Sam Kean." Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Farris, Dale (1 November 2010). "Kean, Sam. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements." Library Journal.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maslin, Janet (4 August 2010). "Hard Science, Softened With Stories" The New York Times. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Radford, Tim (10 November 2011). "The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ Blincoe, Nicholas (5 August 2014). "The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean, review: 'entertainingly gothic'". The Telegraph.