Radioactive
by Lauren Redniss 2020-09-03 07:20:25
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINIALIST."Vivid and ethereal" -New York Times"Radioactive is quite unlike any book I have ever read--part history, part love story, pa... Read more

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINIALIST.

"Vivid and ethereal" -New York Times

"Radioactive 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

Radioactive 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, Radioactive combines 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, Radioactive is a stunning visual biography and a true work of art.

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  • 11 X 8 X 0.8 in
  • 208
  • HarperCollins
  • December 21, 2010
  • English
  • 602527834979
Lauren Redniss is the author of several works of visual non-fiction and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Her book Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Pr...
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