{"product_id":"the-lightest-element-paperback","title":"The Lightest Element - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStella Feehily\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStella Feehily's play \u003ci\u003eThe Lightest Element\u003c\/i\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStella Feehily\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish playwright and actor. She was co-winner of the 2007 Susan Smith Blackburn Award for \u003ci\u003eO Go My Man \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court Theatre \u0026amp; Out of Joint, 2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer other plays include: \u003ci\u003eThis May Hurt A Bit\u003c\/i\u003e (Out of Joint \u0026amp; Octagon Theatre, 2014); \u003ci\u003eBang Bang Bang\u003c\/i\u003e (Out of Joint \u0026amp; Octagon Theatre, 2011); \u003ci\u003eDreams of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Theatre \u0026amp; Out of Joint, 2009); and \u003ci\u003eDuck \u003c\/i\u003e(Out of Joint, 2003).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 7.56 x 4.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220164296953,"sku":"9781839043758","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/o4JQVpqYW19781839043758.webp?v=1768174277","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-lightest-element-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}