Lucy Jane Santos

Half Lives

The Unlikely History of Radium

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"The fascinating, curious, and sometimes macabre history of radium as seen in its uses in everyday life"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pegasus Books
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 140mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781643137483
• ISBN-10: 1643137484
• Artikelnr.: 60611426

Autorenporträt

Lucy Jane Santos is an expert in the history of twentieth-century health and beauty with a particular interest—some might say obsession—in the cultural history of radioactivity. She is now the Executive Secretary of the British Society for the History of Science. In the past, she has also worked as the Director of the Crime Writers’ Association and for the Gourmet Society, where she was Editor, and at The International Wine and Food Society. This is her first book.

Rezensionen

'With verve and vivacity, Lucy Jane Santos conducts her readers on a unique tour of the twentieth century's most significant scientific discovery. Before the R-word threatened destruction, it offered hope for the future -- teeth would glow white, cocktails would shine in the dark and cancer would be vanquished. This evocative account puts people and their emotions centre-stage of science's past.' Dr Patricia Fara