Wizards of Oz, 9781742237459
Paperback
Aussie scientists secretly won WWII: penicillin, radar, and the atom bomb.

Wizards of Oz

how oliphant and florey helped win the war and shape the modern world

$32.84

  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    14 October 2022

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Summary

Wizards of Oz: The Untold Story of Australian Scientists Who Changed the Course of WWII

Shortlisted, 2023 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award

Two Australian scientists played a vital yet largely unknown role in the Allied victory in the Second World War. Almost eight decades later, Wizards of Oz finally tells their story.

In this fast-paced and compelling book, Brett Mason reveals how childhood friends from Adelaide - physicist Mark O…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742237459
ISBN-10:1742237452
Author:Brett Mason
Publisher:NewSouth Publishing
Imprint:NewSouth Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:14 October 2022
Weight:363g
Dimensions:209mm x 134mm x 25mm
About The Author

Brett Mason

Brett Mason is Chair of the Council of the National Library of Australia and Adjunct Professor in the School of Justice at the Queensland University of Technology. He was formerly a Senator for Queensland, serving in the Ministry, before being appointed Australia’s Ambassador to The Hague and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. He is the author of Privacy Without Principle and co-editor of Future Proofing Australia.

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