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Marie Curie : a scientific pioneer
Title:
Marie Curie : a scientific pioneer
Author:
Lassieur, Allison.
ISBN:
9780531122709
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : F. Watts, c2003.
Physical Description:
111 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Series:
Great life stories
Series Title:
Great life stories
Contents:
Early years in Poland -- Launching a dream -- A student in Paris -- A new life -- The great discovery -- The Nobel Prize, fame, and strange ailments -- The dark years -- New successes, new ordeals -- World War I and the later years -- Timeline.
Abstract:
Recounts the life and accomplishments of the woman whose study of radioactivity lead to her being awarded two Nobel Prizes.