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Author Graham, Ian, 1953-, author

Title Curie and the science of radioactivity / written by Ian Graham ; illustrated by David Antram.

Publication Info. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barrons Educational Series, 2006.

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J BIO CURIE, MARIE    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series Explosion zone
Note Includes index.
Contents Polish girl -- Invisible rays -- Mystery element -- Witch's brew -- Getting to know radium -- Radium craze -- Blisters and burns -- Spreading the word -- Tragedy! -- "Little Curies" -- Welcome to America -- End of the story -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary 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.
Subject Curie, Marie, 1867-1934 -- Juvenile literature.
Chemists -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women chemists -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Radioactivity -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Curie, Marie, 1867-1934.
Chemists -- Poland -- Biography.
Women chemists -- Poland -- Biography.
Radioactivity -- History -- 20th century.
Added Author Antram, David, 1958- ill.
ISBN 9780764159732
9780764134890 (pbk.)
0764159739
0764134892 (pbk.)
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