The professional triumphs and personal struggles of a pioneering
woman scientist. Marie Sklodowska Curie 18671934 was the first
woman scientist to win worldwide acclaim and was, indeed, one of
the great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curies
daughter, the renowned international activist Eve Curie, this
biography chronicles Curies legendary achievements in science,
including her pioneering efforts in the study of radioactivity and
her two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. It also spotlights
her remarkable life, from her childhood in Poland, to her storybook
Parisian marriage to fellow scientist Pierre Curie, to her tragic
death from the very radium that brought her fame. Now updated with
an eloquent, rousing introduction by best-selling author Natalie
Angier, this timeless biography celebrates an astonishing mind and
a extraordinary womans life.
關於作者:
Eve Curie Labouisse is the daughter of Maric and Pierre Curie.
She has worked in human rights and diplomacy, traveling worldwide
on behalf of NATO and the United Nations.
目錄:
INTRODUCTION TO THE 2001 EDITION
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE
I MANYA
II DARK DAYS
III ADOLESCENCE
IV VOCATIONS
V GOVERNESS
VI THE LONG WAIT
VII THE ESCAPE
PART TWO
VIII PARIS
IX FORTY RUBLES A MONTH
X PIERRE CURIE
XI A YOUNG COUPLE
XII THE DISCOVERY OF RADIUM
XIII FOUR YEARS IN A SHED
XIV A HARD LIFE
XV A DOCTOR''S THESIS---AND FIVE MINUTES'' TALK
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