

The author grew up considering his great-grandfather a fascinating figure. Siegfried Merzbacher was a German-Jewish chemist who invented radioactive toothpaste & took his family & fled Germany out of the reach of the Nazis in the late 1930s.
However, when Dunthorne read Merzbacher's autobiography (a hefty tome that no-one else in the family had tackled before then) a very different story emerged, (continued)
This was a really good read. The author has a nice writing style which keeps the reader engaged &, in amongst the discussion of a serious subject, there are a few moments of dry humour which remind you that this is very much about real life. Very interesting & informative. 4🌟 53m
Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7083705433
Read 2nd - 4th Apr 2025
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