Marie Curie

A biographical study of the Nobel-Prize-winning physicist discusses her scientific research and contributions, the discovery of radium, and her personal life and relationships

Auteur

Susan Quinn is an award-winning author of five books, including Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady. She has served as the chair of PEN New England and has been a contributor to Boston Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, and Ms. magazine. She lives in Massachusetts.

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A brilliant, often surprising portrait--based on new information--that is sure to be the definitive work on one of history's greatest women. Quinn shows in this richly textured work, a well-rounded, in-depth view of Curie as a scientist, a woman, a wife and a lover. 16 pages of photos; notes; index.

Contenu

• Introduction A Family with Convictions A Double Life Some Very Hard Days A Precious Sense of Liberty A Beautiful Thing Everything Hoped For Discovery A Theory of Matter The Prize Turning Toward Home Desolation and Despair A New Alchemy Rejection Scandal Recovery Serving France America A Thousand Bonds * Legacies