Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world by Mason, Brett

Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world

Two Australian scientists played a vital yet largely unknown role in the Allied victory in the Second...
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Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world by Mason, Brett

Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world

$551.23

Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world

$551.23
Author: Brett Mason
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Two Australian scientists played a vital yet largely unknown role in the Allied victory in the Second World War. Almost eight decades later, Wizards of Oz finally tells their story.

In this fast-paced and compelling book, Brett Mason reveals how childhood friends from Adelaide - physicist Mark Oliphant and medical researcher Howard Florey - initiated the most significant scientific and industrial projects of the Second World War: manufacturing penicillin, developing microwave radar and building the atomic bomb. These innovations gave the Allies the edge and ultimate victory over Germany and Japan.

More than just a story of scientific discovery, Wizards of Oz is a remarkable tale of secret missions, international intrigue and triumph against all odds. Mason tells how Oliphant and Florey were also instrumental in convincing a reluctant United States to develop and deploy the three breakthrough inventions in time to change the course of the war. These two Australians not only helped win the war but shaped the peace, with their war-time contributions continuing to influence international politics and the health and wealth of nations.

Oliphant and Florey emerge in Wizards of Oz as the two most consequential Australians of the Second World War - perhaps of all time.

'Unputdownable!' - General Sir Peter Cosgrove

'A wonderful slice of Australian history.' - Peter Fitzsimons

'Great stories!' - Professor Peter Doherty




Author: Brett Mason
Publisher: Newsouth Pub.
Published: 10/01/2022
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.31w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781742237459

About the Author
Brett Mason is Chair of the Council of the National Library of Australia and Adjunct Professor in the School of Justice at the Queensland University of Technology. He was formerly a Senator for Queensland, and served in the Ministry, before being appointed Australia's Ambassador to The Hague and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. He is the author of Privacy Without Principle and co-editor of Future Proofing Australia.

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