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Marie Curie - A Biography (Paperback)
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Marie Curie - A Biography (Paperback)
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There is probably no woman scientist more famous than Marie Curie
(1867-1934). She made one of the most important theoretical
breakthroughs of the twentieth century when she postulated that
radiation was an atomic rather than a chemical property, an
important milestone in understanding the structure of matter. Not
only did she coin the term radioactivity, but her painstaking
research culminated in the isolation of two new elements, polonium
and radium. For her achievements she won two Nobel Prizes, one in
physics (in 1903) and the other in chemistry (in 1911). This
informative, accessible, and concise biography looks at Marie Curie
not just as a dedicated scientist but also as a complex woman with
a sometimes-tumultuous personal life. This historian of science
describes Curie's life and career, from her early years in Poland,
where she was born Maria Sklodowska; through her marriage to and
collaboration with Pierre Curie; her appointment as the first
female professor at Sorbonne University after his untimely death;
and the scientific work that led to her recognition by the Nobel
Prize committee. The author also candidly discusses the controversy
that surrounded Marie when detractors charged that her work was
actually performed by her late husband. Finally, she describes
Curie's work in founding the radium institutes to study radiation
and in establishing mobile X-ray units during World War I.
Eventually, her long exposure to radium led to her death from
aplastic anemia in 1934. A year later, Albert Einstein published a
tribute to her in memoriam, praising both her intuition and her
tenacity under the most trying circumstances.
Ogilvie's appealing narrative brings the brilliant scientist and
courageous woman to life in a story that will continue to inspire
future scientists.
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