{"product_id":"the-elements-of-marie-curie","title":"The Elements of Marie Curie","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008536923\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLongitude, \u003c\/em\u003echronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science \u003c\/strong\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003eand the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A fresh and feminist study of the pioneering Nobel laureate reveals her impact on the women she mentored and set on the path to prominence’ \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘It is a novel lens through which to view Curie’s story, and Sobel paints her tale with characteristic deftness and eloquence’ \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades Marie Curie was the only woman in the room at international scientific gatherings, and despite constant illness she travelled far and wide to share the secrets of radioactivity, a term she coined. She is still the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer ingenuity extended far beyond the laboratory walls; grieving the death of her husband, Pierre, she took his place as professor of physics at the Sorbonne, devotedly raised two daughters, drove a van she outfitted with x-ray equipment to the front lines of World War I, befriended Albert Einstein and inspired generations of young women to pursue science as a way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproaching Marie Curie from a unique angle, Sobel navigates her remarkable discoveries and fame alongside the women who became her legacy – from Norway’s Ellen Gleditsch and France’s Marguerite Perry, who discovered the element francium, to her own daughter, Irene, a Nobel Prize winner in her own right. \u003cem\u003eThe Elements of Marie Curie \u003c\/em\u003edeftly illuminates the\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HARPERCOLLINS PUB","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41508094541957,"sku":"PR402541","price":55.8,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNY02O6BK6U5.jpg?v=1769775878","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-elements-of-marie-curie","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}