Obsessive genius : the inner world of Marie Curie / Barbara Goldsmith.
Material type: TextSeries: Great discoveriesPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: 256 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:- 0393051374 (hardcover)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | Curie, M. G624 | Available | 33111004371007 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Draws on diaries, letters, and family interviews to discuss the lesser-known achievements and scientific insights of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist, documenting how she was compromised by the prejudices of a male-dominated society.
"Atlas books."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255).
Early influences -- "I came through it all honestly" -- Paris -- Pierre -- Remarkable accidents -- "The question was entirely new" -- "The best sprinters" -- "A beautiful color" -- "What is the source of the energy?" -- "I will make him an help meet for him" -- "The disaster of our lives" -- "We were happy" -- The metamorphosis -- "My children ... cannot awaken life in me" -- "The chemistry of the invisible" -- Honor and dishonor -- "She is very obstinate" -- "All my strength" -- The making of a myth -- To pass the torch -- Marie's legacy.