Author

Books by Sam Kean

Sam Kean is an American science writer based in Washington, DC. He is the author of several books exploring the hidden histories of science and medicine, including The Violinist's Thumb, about the history encoded in DNA, and Caesar's Last Breath, about the science of gases. His work has appeared in Science, Mental Floss, The New Yorker, and Psychology Today. He is a regular contributor to public radio science programs and was named one of the best science writers in America by the American Institute of Physics. The Disappearing Spoon was a New York Times bestseller and his breakthrough book.