women chemists

Includes an introduction, over eighty illustrations, and annotations that explain literary, autobiographical, and historical aspects of the text.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie, discussing her youth in Poland, her education, her role in the discovery of radioactivity and radium, and the controversies of her personal affairs.

Tells the life story of Marie Curie, discoverer of radium and winner of the Nobel Prize in both physics and chemistry.

Describes the lives of Marie Curie and her daughters. Nobel Prize winner and radiation pioneer Marie Curie was also a mother, widowed young, who raised two daughters alone: Irene, a Nobel Prize winning chemist in her own right, who played an important role in the development of the atomic bomb, and Eve, a highly regarded humanitarian and journalist, who fought alongside the French Resistance during WWII.

A biography of the Polish-born chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium.

Details the life and work of Marie Curie from early childhood to the discovery of radium and her two Nobel Prizes.

Examines the life of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie, discussing her discovery of radium and the tragic personal results of her work.

An illustrated, simple biography of Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist Marie Curie. Includes a chronology, a glossary, interesting facts, and resources.

Details the life and work of Marie Curie from early childhood to the discovery of radium and her two Nobel Prizes.

Examines the life and career of radioactivity pioneer Marie Curie.