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Sterling Biographies: Marie Curie: Mother of Modern Physics

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UPC:
9781402753183
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2009-02-03
Author:
Janice Borzendowski
Language:
english
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Marie Curie triumphed over political tyranny, poverty, gender bias, personal tragedy, and scandal. Her influence is beyond measure: through her discovery of radium, she changed not only the course of science but the course of the world. Janice Borzendowski tells Madame Curies remarkable story, exploring:

- Maries many firsts, including becoming the first woman awarded a Ph.D. in physics and the first woman to win a Nobel Prize

- Her amazing personal and professional relationship with husband Pierre Curie, with whom she worked side-by-side

- The tragedies that affected Marie deeply, including the loss of her mother and brother at a young age

- The difficulties she had establishing herself in Parisian scientific circles, both as a woman and a foreigner

- The importance of Maries workand the tragic consequences of not understanding the dangers of the radioactive materials she was researching