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Maynard Shipley3 audiobooks with Academy Voices
Maynard Shipley was an American writer and lecturer who explained science to general readers, including short books on radium, atoms and hypnotism.More about Maynard Shipley →
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Jason Miller3 audiobooks with Academy Voices
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About this audiobook
When radium was discovered, it seemed almost magical: a metal that glows in the dark and gives off heat without burning. Maynard Shipley explains how Marie Curie and others found it, where it comes from and how it was used in medicine, including cancer treatment.
He also shows how radioactivity helps scientists estimate the age of the Earth. First published in 1926 as a Little Blue Book and read here by Jason Miller. An hour and a half.
A window on how radium was understood in the 1920s.
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Details
Length
1 hr 33 min
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
June 2025
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798347374373
Questions
Who narrates The Wonders of Radium audiobook?
This edition of The Wonders of Radium by Maynard Shipley is narrated by Jason Miller.
How long is The Wonders of Radium audiobook?
It runs 1 hr 33 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.
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