{"product_id":"fourth-estat-elements-of-marie-curie","title":"Elements of Marie Curie.","description":"\u003cp\u003eDava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades Marie Curie was the only woman in the room at international scientific gatherings, and despite constant illness she travelled 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. The Elements of Marie Curie deftly illuminates the trailblazing life and enduring influence of one of the most consequential figures of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47290601767083,"sku":"9780008536916","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/3732\/9579\/files\/9780008536916.jpg?v=1782447894","url":"https:\/\/notjustbooks.com.au\/products\/fourth-estat-elements-of-marie-curie","provider":"Not Just Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}