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Marie Curie: And the Science of Radioactivity (Oxford Portraits in Science) by Naomi E. Pasachoff is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><p>marie Curie Discovered Radium And Went On To Lead The Scientific Community In Studying The Theory Behind And The Uses Of Radioactivity. She Left A Vast Legacy To Future Scientists Through Her Research, Her Teaching, And Her Contributions To The Welfare Of Humankind. She Was The First Person To Win Two Nobel Prizes, Yet Upon Her Death In 1934, Albert Einstein Was Moved To Say, Marie Curie Is, Of All Celebrated Beings, The Only One Whom Fame Has Not Corrupted. She Was A Physicist, A Wife And Mother, And A Groundbreaking Professional Woman. This Biography Is An Inspirational And Exciting Story Of Scientific Discovery And Personal Commitment.</p><h3>kirkus Reviews</h3><p>in The Portraits In Science Series, An Intelligent Chronicle Of Curie's Life, From Her Struggle To Educate Herself In Russian-occupied Poland To Her Successes In France; Her Pioneering Work With Her Husband; And Her Troubles And Triumphs After His Death. While Pasachoff Provides Detailed Explanations Of Curie's Scientific Achievements, She Paints An Equally Detailed Portrait Of Curie As A Chemist-celebrity. Pasachoff's Resolute Concentration On The Subject At Hand—be It The Gossip Surrounding The Curies' Nob
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- Author
- Naomi E. Pasachoff
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781429462143
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Science, Chemistry