The Nobel Prize committee decides to give an award retroactively to the scientist who discoverd Oxygen and began the chemical revolution but has trouble determining who deserves the award.
Presents the life and achievements of the Polish-born scientist, discussing her childhood, her marriage and collaboration with Pierre Curie, and her discovery of polonium and radium, for which she was awarded two Noble Prizes.
Presents the life and accomplishments of the Polish-born chemist, discussing her discovery of radium and the development of the use of X-rays in medicine.
Examines the life of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie, discussing her childhood in Poland, her studies in France, and her scientific theories and discoveries.
pioneer in the study of radioactivity = Marie Curie : pionera en el estudio de la radioactividad
Birch, Beverley
2005
Presents a short biography of Marie Curie written in both English and Spanish, and chronicles her life and work in the field of radioactivity and X-ray technology and her distinction of being the first person to isolate both polonium and radium.
Presents a biography of Polish-French physicist and chemist Marie Curiem, who was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and won a Noble prize in both physics and in chemistry.
Chronicles the life of Polish-born scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize, providing historical context, and includes a time line, a further resource list, and approximately forty photos.