Radioactive!
The Life of Marie Curie
$54.59
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2027
Summary
From bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson, this is the inspiring tale of the passionate scientist who pushed through all obstacles to set the stage for the modern world.
The only person in history to win Nobel prizes in two different sciences, Marie Curie ushered in the 20th century by discovering that certain elements — she dubbed them radioactive — spontaneously spew particles from deep within their atoms.
Her groundbreaking work led to life-saving applications, m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761634277 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761634275 |
| Author: | Walter Isaacson |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Elon Musk, Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein. He is a professor of history at Tulane and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023.
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