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The fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb. In 1934, Irne Curie, working with her husband and fellow scientist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that would change the artificial radioactivity. This breakthrough allowed scientists to modify elements and create new ones by altering the structure of atoms. Curie shared a Nobel Prize with her husband for their work. But when she was nominated to the French Academy of Sciences, the academy denied her admission and voted to disqualify all women from membership. Four years later, Curies breakthrough led physicist Lise Meitner to a brilliant leap of understanding that unlocked the secret of nuclear fission. Meitners unique insight was critical to the revolution in science that led to nuclear energy and the race to build the atom bomb, yet her achievement was left unrecognized by the Nobel committee in favor of that of her male colleague. Radioactive! presents the story of two women breaking ground in a male-dominated field, scientists still largely unknown despite their crucial contributions to cutting-edge research, in a nonfiction narrative

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Author

Winifred Conkling

Publisher

Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781616204150

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, Physics

Rating

3.85 / 5 (131 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14