Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061351326 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This book changed my life" according to m.z.. This is the first review I've ever been compelled to write. I also bought "Radioactive" after reading the New York Times' glowing praise. I couldn't put it down. After I read it, I couldn't go to sleep. I promptly ordered a dozen copies for friends, and wished I had the means to buy this book for everyone I know. This book changed my perspective on art, history, science and storytelling.First, the little things: the author created her own type based on the title pages of the New York Public Library; through ev. Excessively innovative Mrs. Harriet Burch I was totally unprepared for the unusual qualities of this book. The history therein, was interesting. The artwork's style, was purposeful, tho' not my style. Likewise, the font was purposeful but difficult to read. The binding of the book nearly swallowed the margins of many pages, adding to the difficult read. I'm glad I read the book, but it was not as enjoyable as I wished, but rather it was a work to achieve and a mere goal with persistence to finish the book.. "Beautiful, creative and informative" according to KC. Radioactive by Lauren Redniss is one of the most creative, innovative books I've ever seen. I first read about the book in an amazing review in the New York Times, then heard Ms. Redniss on the Leonard Lopate Show. I bought the book right after that based mostly on the visual appeal of the art she has created. I was even more blown away by the research and insight she writes about regarding Marie and Pierre Curie. Ms. Redniss's art coupled with the love story she tells make this much more than an art book and
“To his joy, a lesion appeared,” reported his daughter Eve. Within the stark pages of the chapter titled “Isolation,” the reader feels Marie’s loss; then in “Exposure” we watch as she falls in love again--this time under more controversial circumstances. Despite the tight quarters in his lab, Pierre Curie managed to find room for the delicate and grave foreign student.Marie Sklodowska and Pierre Curie wed on July 26, 1895. Redniss’s styling doesn’t end with the way she tells the story: Radioactive is as visually stunning as it is factually rich. --Jessica ScheinA Look Inside Radioactive: A Tale of Love and FalloutClick on the photos below to open larger images. Through her moody, evocative col
Duels were fought.In 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. Marie continued their work alone. 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. In 1891, 24-year-old Marie 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 won the Nobel Prize. They took their honeymoon on bicycles. In Radioactive, Lauren Redniss links these contentious questions to a love story in 19th Century Paris.Radioactive draws on Redniss'