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1) Marie Curie
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
The story of Marie Curie, the revolutionary scientist and Nobel Prize winner.
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Focusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers, The Curies is the first biography to trace the entire Curie dynasty, from Pierre and Marie's fruitful union and achievements to the lives and accomplishments of their two daughters, Irène and Eve, and son-in-law Frederic Joliot-Curie. Biographer Denis Brian digs deep beneath the headlines and legends to reveal the Curies' multigenerational saga in its entirety, featuring new,...
4) Madame Curie
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
"In an era when women were allowed to be ornaments, mothers or drudges, young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of something more. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and, with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband, to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century science"--Container.
5) Marie Curie
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Explore the incredible life and career of Nobel prize-winning scientist Marie Curie in this children's biography. Discover the inspiring story of Marie Curie - the scientist who made more than one world-changing discovery, and the first woman to win a Nobel prize - in this fascinating kids' biography. Born to poor school teachers at a time when women could not attend university in her home country of Poland, Marie Curie sought out an underground university...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Pierre and Marie Curie made a terrific scientific team. They coined the term "radioactivity" and discovered two new radioactive elements: radium and polonium. Through engaging yet accessible text, readers will follow them as they grow up in loving families dedicated to education, develop into budding scientists, get married, and launch their lab. Students will learn about the Curies' hardships and triumphs and explore how scientific discovery builds...
Publisher
Big World Pictures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Français
Description
Physicist, chemist, and pioneer in the study of radioactivity, Marie Sklodowski Curie spent her life setting precedents. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and the first person to win it twice. As the first female professor at the University of Paris, she had to overcome the condescension and antagonism of France's male-dominated academic establishment. She also courted controversy of the sort that still threatens to quash the careers...
Author
Publisher
Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Through words and her crafted illustrations, artist and journalist Lauren Redniss tells the story of Marie Curie, née Marya Sklodowska, and her working and romantic relationship with Pierre Curie, including their discovery of two new scientific elements with startling properties -- as well as the tragic car accident that killed Pierre, Marie's two Nobel Prizes, and her scandalous affair with a married scientist. And Radioactive looks beyond the contours...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Marie and Pierre Curie were essential figures in furthering the study of radioactivity. The pair discovered two new elements, which they named polonium and radium, leading to huge breakthroughs in the process of using X-rays. This book provides biographical information about the Curies' life before and during their studies. Full-color and historical photographs help readers learn the STEM concepts associated with radioactivity, and the ways in which...
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