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my #bookreview of a fascinating and somewhat #radioactive #familyHistory:

Children of radium: A buried inheritance

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-moral-minefield.html

#science #historyOfScience #Germany #chemicalweapons #worldwar2 #holocaust #turkey #chemistry #memoir #biography

165 years ago today, #JohnBellHatcher was born. Meticulous in its historical detail, King of the Dinosaur Hunters is the definitive biography of this quietly famous and influential fossil collector.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2018/12/10/book-review-king-of-the-dinosaur-hunters-the-life-of-john-bell-hatcher-and-the-discoveries-that-shaped-paleontology/

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Fossils #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Dinosaurs #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #HistSci #SciComm