{"product_id":"radioactive-marie-pierre-curie-a-tale-of-love-and-fallout-paperback","title":"Radioactive: Marie \u0026 Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Redniss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe National Book Award Finalist is now a major motion picture directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vivid and ethereal.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA visual journey into the life of Marie Curie, as told through the dazzling collage style of acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e is the mesmerizing, landmark illustrated biography of Marie Curie, by acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss. Through brilliant visual 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, \u003cem\u003eRadioactive \u003c\/em\u003ecombines archival photos, images, and clippings with dazzling line drawings and a compelling narrative to tell Curie's story. Far more than an art book or a graphic novel, \u003cem\u003e Radioactive\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning visual biography and a true work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1891, 24 year old Marie, née Marya Sklodowska, moved from Warsaw to Paris, where she found work in the laboratory of Pierre Curie, a scientist engaged in research on heat and magnetism. They fell in love. They took their honeymoon on bicycles. They expanded the periodic table, discovering two new elements with startling properties, radium and polonium. They recognized radioactivity as an atomic property, heralding the dawn of a new scientific era. They won the Nobel Prize. Newspapers mythologized the couple's romance, beginning articles on the Curies with Once upon a time . . . Then, in 1906, Pierre was killed in a freak accident. Marie continued their work alone. She won a second Nobel Prize in 1911, and fell in love again, this time with the married physicist Paul Langevin. Scandal ensued. Duels were fought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the century since the Curies began their work, we've struggled with nuclear weapons proliferation, debated the role of radiation in medical treatment, and pondered nuclear energy as a solution to climate change. In \u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e, Lauren Redniss links these contentious questions to a love story in 19th Century Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e draws on Redniss's original reporting in Asia, Europe and the United States, her interviews with scientists, engineers, weapons specialists, atomic bomb survivors, and Marie and Pierre Curie's own granddaughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 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.\u003c\/p\u003e--Nicole Krauss, author of The History of Love\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1891, 24 year old Marie, née Marya Sklodowska, moved from Warsaw to Paris, where she found work in the laboratory of Pierre Curie, a scientist engaged in research on heat and magnetism. They fell in love. They took their honeymoon on bicycles. They expanded the periodic table, discovering two new elements with startling properties, radium and polonium. They recognized radioactivity as an atomic property, heralding the dawn of a new scientific era. They won the Nobel Prize. Newspapers mythologized the couple's romance, beginning articles on the Curies with \"Once upon a time . . . \" Then, in 1906, Pierre was killed in a freak accident. Marie continued their work alone. She won a second Nobel Prize in 1911, and fell in love again, this time with the married physicist Paul Langevin. Scandal ensued. Duels were fought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the century since the Curies began their work, we've struggled with nuclear weapons proliferation, debated the role of radiation in medical treatment, and pondered nuclear energy as a solution to climate change. In \u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e, Lauren Redniss links these contentious questions to a love story in 19th Century Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e draws on Redniss's original reporting in Asia, Europe and the United States, her interviews with scientists, engineers, weapons specialists, atomic bomb survivors, and Marie and Pierre Curie's own granddaughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.9 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376348446898,"sku":"9780062416162","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1d9847e5d5e59892c7d08aa08b6c3fc0.webp?v=1777700036","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/radioactive-marie-pierre-curie-a-tale-of-love-and-fallout-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}