Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xx, 219 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Summary |
Drawing on personal interviews with Curie's descendents, as well as revelatory new archives, this is a wholly new story about Marie Curie--and a family of women inextricably connected to the dawn of nuclear physics. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-214] and index. |
Contents |
Prologue. America: A fresh point of departure for the world's greatest scientist -- An absolutely miserable year -- Moving on -- Meeting Missy -- Finally, America -- White House -- New and improved -- Another dynamic duo -- Turning to America, Again -- Into the spotlight -- End of a quest -- Tributes and new causes -- All about Eve -- Ravages of another World War -- Rough waters -- Legacy. |
Subject |
Curie, Marie, 1867-1934.
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Curie, Marie, 1867-1934 -- Family.
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Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956.
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Curie, Eve, 1904-2007.
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Women scientists -- Family relationships.
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Mothers and daughters.
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Women chemists -- Biography.
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Women philanthropists -- Biography.
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Women journalists -- Biography.
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ISBN |
9780230115712 hardback $26.00 |
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0230115713 hardback |
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