{"product_id":"a-force-of-nature-the-frontier-genius-of-ernest-rutherford-9780393333695","title":"A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford","description":"Born in colonial New Zealand, Ernest Rutherford grew up on the frontier--a different world from Cambridge, to which he won a scholarship at the age of twenty-four. His work revolutionized modern physics. Among his discoveries were the orbital structure of the atom and the concept of the \"half-life\" of radioactive materials. Rutherford and the young men working under him were the first to split the atom, unlocking tremendous forces--forces, as Rutherford himself predicted, that would bring us the atomic bomb. In Richard Reeves's hands, Rutherford comes alive, a ruddy, genial man and a pivotal figure in scientific history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393333695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Richard Reeves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636918448284,"sku":"9780393333695","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2432b4c8-94cb-46d8-9842-9224ac4d764e.jpg?v=1603843358","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-force-of-nature-the-frontier-genius-of-ernest-rutherford-9780393333695","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}