| Series |
Giants of science
Krull, Kathleen. Giants of science. ^A628876
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| Contents |
Introduction -- ch. 1. The gold-medal girl -- ch. 2. The pact -- ch. 3. Magnetic attraction -- ch. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Radioactive -- ch. 5. The legend begins -- ch. 6. Suddenly famous -- ch. 7. Shock -- ch. 8. Embarrassment-on a national scale -- ch. 9. War heroine -- ch. 10. Madame Curie -- ch. 11. Genius genes -- ch. 12. How she changed the world -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract |
Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered. Readers will learn about the dark side of a woman and her devotion to science--the politics of science, her depression, and the drive to succeed. It is a brutally honest portrayal of a woman in a field dominated by men. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-137) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780142412657 |
| ISBN | 0142412651 (pbk.) |
