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Excerpt: The object of the present work is the publication of researches which I have been carrying on for more than four years on radio-active bodies. I began these researches by a study of the phosphorescence of uranium, discovered by M. Becquerel. The results to which I was led by this work promised to afford so interesting a field that Pierre Curie put aside the work on which he was engaged, and joined me, our object being the extraction of new...
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Nobel laureate Marie Curie offers a memorable portrait of her equally famous husband and lab partner, Pierre Curie. A scientific biography as well as an intimate memoir, this unique narrative recaptures Pierre Curie's youthful research and his first scientific breakthrough, the discovery of piezoelectricity. It further explores his pioneering work in crystallography and magnetism along with the couple's most famous achievement, the discovery of radium....
4) Marie Curie
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Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered.
5) Marie Curie
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246 páginas : ilustraciones ; 23 cm.
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Marie Curie, una mujer nacida en una familia venida a menos y en un país, Polonia, sometido al férreo control del Imperio ruso. Marie Curie, la más pequeña de su casa y cuya salud mental se debilitó por culpa de la muerte de su madre. Marie Curie, una extranjera sin medios en París, la capital de la modernidad; una joven institutriz que trabajaba por una miseria para pagar sus estudios en la universidad. Marie Curie, una científica en un mundo...
6) Marie Curie
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48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm.
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A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge.
7) Marie Curie
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31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
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a simple biography of the woman scientist.
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134 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Meet Manya Sklodowska, better known today as Marie Curie, the co-discoverer of radium, and who became the first woman awarded the Nobel prize for her work on the discovery. Learn what life was like for Marie, and the effect her discovery had on the world.
10) Marie Curie
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24 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 20 cm.
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A bilingual biography of the Polish chemist who along with her husband discovered radium.
12) Marie Curie
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32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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"Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie pioneered research in radioactivity and made invaluable contributions to the scientific community. Masterminds readers will learn how influential figures in S.T.E.A.M., like Marie Curie, made massive contributions to their fields and how their stories and discoveries remain relevant today."--Provided by publisher.
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Readers will learn all about Marie Curie's incredible life and how she discovered and worked with radium for many years in this fascinating biography. This engaging book will allow children to learn about Curie's life as a physicist, her many accomplishments like winning the Nobel Prize, and how radiation helps people all over the world. The stunning photos and images work in conjunction with the easy-to-read text, accessible glossary and index, and...
14) Madame Curie
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1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of being something more than being just a wife and mother. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband, goes on to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century science.
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205 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
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Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern world.
16) I am Marie Curie
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
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"A biography of Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize."--
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"In her intensely researched, inventively drawn exploration of Marie Curie's life, artist Alice Milani follows the celebrated Polish scientist from Curie's time as a struggling governess to her years in France making breakthrough discoveries. Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences. With skill and care, Milani traces Curie's flight from Russia-controlled Poland, her romance...
18) Marie Curie
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128 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Graphic novel biography of historic scientist Marie Curie.
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105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Aprenda más acerca de Marie Curie con esta entretendia y fascinante biografía ilustrada.
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...
20) Marie Curie
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128 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 20 cm.
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"Explore the inspirational tale of this Nobel prize laureate, Marie Curie. Learn about the fascinating life of Marie Curie, one of the world's most celebrated women scientists who changed the course of the world through her scientific discoveries in this captivating children's biography. This intriguing history book for kids uncovers the trials, tribulations and most memorable moments in Marie Curie's career and life. This educational book makes for...
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