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Marie Curie and the science of radioactivity / [electronic resource] Naomi Pasachoff.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford portraits in sciencePublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c1996.Description: 109 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0195092147 (lib. ed.)
  • 9780195092141 (lib. ed.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 540/.92 20
  • B 20
LOC classification:
  • QD22.C8 P38 1996
Other classification:
  • 35.01
Online resources:
Contents:
ch. 1. "Preparation for future work" -- ch. 2. "The heroic period" -- ch. 3. "The best and happiest years" -- ch. 4. "A growing notoriety" -- 5. "Honor under cruel circumstances" -- 6. "Grave illness" -- 7. "The hospital life of those years" -- 8. "A suitable laboratory."
Summary: Examines the life of the Polish-born scientist who, with her husband Pierre, was awarded a 1903 Nobel Prize for discovering radium.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Examines the life of the Polish-born scientist who, with her husband Pierre, was awarded a 1903 Nobel Prize for discovering radium.

ch. 1. "Preparation for future work" -- ch. 2. "The heroic period" -- ch. 3. "The best and happiest years" -- ch. 4. "A growing notoriety" -- 5. "Honor under cruel circumstances" -- 6. "Grave illness" -- 7. "The hospital life of those years" -- 8. "A suitable laboratory."

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