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Science wide open volume 2
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39 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
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"Jump into the awesomeness of chemistry! Learn alongside inspirational women chemists whose innovations changed the world"--
2) 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.
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"Fiona McTavish is an engineer, a chemist, a rebel--and no one's idea of a proper lady. She prefers breeches to ballrooms, but her new invention--matches--will surely turn as many heads. There's just a little matter of her being arrested for a crime she didn't commit. And the only person she can turn to for help is the man who broke her heart years ago. Edward Stirling, Duke of Wildeforde, will do anything to restore his family's name and put his...
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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...
6) Marie Curie
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31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
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a simple biography of the woman scientist.
8) 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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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.
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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...
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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...
12) The parliament
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When tens of thousands of owls descend on her hometown library, rending and tearing at anyone foolish enough to step outside, Madigan Purdy, tasked with keeping her students safe, seeks inspiration from her favorite childhood book, The Silent Queen, to find a solution to their dilemma.
13) Marie Curie
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Mainly the story of Marie Curie, also about Pierre Curie, and the discovery of radium.
14) 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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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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32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Marie Curie would become one of the world's most famous scientists. In a time when women rarely studied science, she made trailblazing discoveries that opened up a completely new branch of science that advanced our understanding of atoms.
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xx, 219 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Marie Curie was the first person to be honored by two Nobel Prizes and she pioneered the use of radiation therapy for cancer patients. But she was also a mother, widowed young, who raised two extraordinary daughters alone: Irene, a Nobel Prize winning chemist in her own right, who played an important role in the development of the atomic bomb, and Eve, a highly regarded humanitarian and journalist, who fought alongside the French Resistance during...
19) 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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