Marie Curie : a biography / Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie.
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TextPublication details: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011Description: 189 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781616142162 (pbk.)Subject(s): Curie, Marie, 1867-1934 | Chemists -- France -- Biography | Women chemists -- France -- Biography | Physicists -- France -- Biography | Women physicists -- France -- BiographyDDC classification: 540.92 LOC classification: QD22.C8 | O35 2011
Contents:
Early life and education -- Preparing for the future -- Paris and the Sorbonne -- Pierre and Marie -- The discovery of radium: a scientific breakthrough -- A year of contrasts: good news, bad news -- "Pierre is dead? dead? absolutely dead?" -- Scandal! -- The second Nobel prize, its aftermath, and War -- Marie and the United States of America -- Last years.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 921/CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500023177 |
Reprint. First published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.
Early life and education -- Preparing for the future -- Paris and the Sorbonne -- Pierre and Marie -- The discovery of radium: a scientific breakthrough -- A year of contrasts: good news, bad news -- "Pierre is dead? dead? absolutely dead?" -- Scandal! -- The second Nobel prize, its aftermath, and War -- Marie and the United States of America -- Last years.
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