Who was--? Who was Marie Curie?

Type

Book

Authors

Stine, Megan

Hammond, Ted

ISBN 10

044847896X

ISBN 13

9780448478968

Tags

Radioactivity, Poland, Curie, Marie, France, Juvenile literature, Women chemists, Biography, History

Series Name

Who was--?

Description

"Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Marie later won another Nobel for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation."-- Provided by publisher.

Biblio Notes

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 106).

Who was Marie Curie? -- Eager to learn -- The secret school -- Hungry but happy -- Loves -- Marie's discovery -- It glows! -- Fame and fortune -- Misery -- A family of scientists.

Ages 8-12.

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