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Marie Curie : a biography / Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey.
- Series:
- Greenwood biographies 1540-4900
- Greenwood biographies, 1540-4900
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Curie, Marie, 1867-1934.
- Curie, Marie.
- Chemists--Poland--Biography.
- Chemists.
- Women chemists.
- Poland.
- Women chemists--Poland--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 155 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
- Contents:
- Early life and education
- Preparing for the future
- Paris and the Sorbonne
- Pierre and Marie
- The discovery of radium : a scientific breakthrough
- A year of contrasts : good news, bad news
- "Pierre is dead? dead? absolutely dead?"
- Scandal!
- The second Nobel Prize, its aftermath, and war
- Marie and the United States of America
- Last years.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-146) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313325294
- OCLC:
- 55228651
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