{"product_id":"2rpgm50o4uz9","title":"THE ELEMENTS OF MARIE CURIE by Dava Sobel [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLongitude, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science \u003c\/span\u003e– \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘It is a novel lens through which to view Curie’s story, and Sobel paints her tale with characteristic deftness and eloquence’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor decades Marie Curie was the only woman in the room at international scientific gatherings, and despite constant illness she traveled 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Elements of Marie Curie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeftly illuminates the trailblazing life and enduring influence of one of the most consequential figures of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A lucid, literate biography, celebrating a scientific exemplar who, for all her fame, deserves to be better known’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘As expected from a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Sobel writes beautifully and with clarity about the science that Curie specialized in, making clear the achievements that her lab brought about’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘This is an essential read, capturing both [Curie's] genius and her legacy’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Sobel’s book is a luminous and illuminating contribution to the cause’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48327916290298,"sku":"2RPGM50O4UZ9","price":425.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/2RPGM50O4UZ9_1.jpg?v=1732796332","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/2rpgm50o4uz9","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}