Described simply, Radioactive is an illustrated biography of Marie Curie, the Polish-born French physicist famous for her work on radioactivity…and her equally accomplished husband, Pierre…Described less simply, it's a deeply unusual and forceful thing to have in your hands. Ms. Redniss's text is long, literate and supple. She catches Marie Curie's "delicate and grave" manner as a young student, new to Paris; she notes the "luminous goulash" of radium and zinc that one chemist prepares; she observes with pleasure another man's "thriving mustache." She has a firm command of, but an easy way with, the written word.
The New York Times
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.
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""Vivid and ethereal."" -New York Times
“Radioactive is quite unlike any book I have ever read-part history, part love story, part art work and all parts sheer imaginative genius.”
- Malcolm Gladwell
Radioactive is the mesmerizing, landmark biography of Marie Curie, by acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss. Through brilliant storytelling, Redniss walks us through Curie's life, which was marked by extraordinary scientific discovery and dramatic personal trauma-from her complex working and romantic relationship with Pierre Curie, to their discovery of two new scientific elements, to Pierre's tragic death, to Marie's two Nobel Prizes. A haunting and wondrous portrait of one of history's most intriguing figures, Radioactive is a stunning biography and a true work of art. Whether young or old, scientific novice or expert, no one will fail to be moved by Lauren Redniss's eerie and wondrous evocation of one of history's most intriguing figures.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINIALIST.
""Vivid and ethereal."" -New York Times
“Radioactive is quite unlike any book I have ever read-part history, part love story, part art work and all parts sheer imaginative genius.”
- Malcolm Gladwell
Radioactive is the mesmerizing, landmark biography of Marie Curie, by acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss. Through brilliant storytelling, Redniss walks us through Curie's life, which was marked by extraordinary scientific discovery and dramatic personal trauma-from her complex working and romantic relationship with Pierre Curie, to their discovery of two new scientific elements, to Pierre's tragic death, to Marie's two Nobel Prizes. A haunting and wondrous portrait of one of history's most intriguing figures, Radioactive is a stunning biography and a true work of art. Whether young or old, scientific novice or expert, no one will fail to be moved by Lauren Redniss's eerie and wondrous evocation of one of history's most intriguing figures.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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BN ID: | 2940177769905 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 07/28/2020 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 1,021,193 |
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