Eve Curie
Madame Curie: a Biography
- ISBN 13:
- 9780306810381
- author:
- Eve Curie
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Hachette Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 444
- Genre:
- Chemistry Biographies & True Stories Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
A biography that balances sense and sensibility, this book tells the story of Madame Curie's remarkable life and achievements in science.
Written by her daughter Eve Curie, it chronicles Curie's pioneering work in radioactivity, her two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and her personal struggles and triumphs.
This updated edition celebrates an extraordinary woman's life, from her childhood to her tragic death from the radium that brought her fame.