Eve Curie

Madame Curie: a Biography

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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:
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£17.40

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.

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