After fleeing to Ojai, then Paris, and escaping to London, Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home, and after everything they have seen and learned in the past week, they are both more confused than ever.
Presents the life and accomplishments of the Polish-born chemist, discussing her methods of scientific research, discovery of radium, and its use as a treatment for cancer.
Profiles the Nobel Prize-winning chemist who described the nature of chemical bonds, made important discoveries in the fields of quantum mechanics, immunology, and evolution, and used his scientific fame to help advance political causes.
Discusses discoveries, developments, and scientists in the field of radioactivity, which has revolutionized physics and medicine, with particular emphasis on the work done by the Curies.
Chronicles the life of Marie Curie, discussing her childhood in Poland, schooling in France, discovery of the element radium, efforts to create mobile X-ray units during World War I, and eventual death from radium poisoning.
Describes the life, career, and impact of nineteenth-century French chemist Louis Pasteur, whose work in fermentation, bacteriology, and germ theory changed the world.
