Marie Curie
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Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered. Readers will learn about the dark side of a woman and her devotion to science--the politics of science, her depression,
… More »Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered. Readers will learn about the dark side of a woman and her devotion to science--the politics of science, her depression, and the drive to succeed. It is a brutally honest portrayal of a woman in a field dominated by men.
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Imprint:
New York - Puffin Books
Pages:
142
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ISBN:
0142412651, 9780142412657
Language:
English
Notes:
Introduction -- ch. 1. The gold-medal girl -- ch. 2. The pact -- ch. 3. Magnetic attraction -- ch. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Radioactive -- ch. 5. The legend begins -- ch. 6. Suddenly famous -- ch. 7. Shock -- ch. 8. Embarrassment-on a national scale -- ch. 9. War heroine -- ch. 10. Madame Curie -- ch. 11. Genius genes -- ch. 12. How she changed the world -- Bibliography -- Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-137) and index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-137) and index
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by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Boris Kulikov
Characteristics:
142 p. :,ill. ;,20 cm.
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