{"product_id":"9781839043758-lightest-element-the","title":"The Lightest Element","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stage drama about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Nothing compares with being the first person in the history of the world to see something, but timing is everything. The world has to be ready for you.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoston, 1956. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century, is about to be appointed Chair of Astronomy and the first woman to head a department at Harvard University. Only two things stand in her way: a covert investigation aimed at exposing her as a Communist sympathiser, and the entrenched conservatism of her male colleagues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a student journalist asks to profile her, it feels like an opportunity to control her own narrative – assuming, of course, that the invitation is actually what it seems…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStella Feehily's play \u003cem\u003eThe Lightest Element\u003c\/em\u003e is a taut drama exploring how a challenge to social norms can be almost as difficult as overturning scientific orthodoxy. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2024, directed by Alice Hamilton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41699448914017,"sku":"9781839043758","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_29911249.jpg?v=1726067558","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839043758-lightest-element-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}