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Obsessive Genius: Marie Curie, A Life in Science

Obsessive Genius: Marie Curie, A Life in Science

by Barbara Goldsmith (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

Marie Curie remains the only woman to win two Nobel prizes - the first in 1903 for the discovery of radioactivity and the second in 1911 for the discovery of radium and polonium. Her discovery of radium opened the door to the exploration of the atom. What is even more remarkable is that the Nobel prize wasn't awarded to another woman until twenty years later, and it was Marie's daughter - Irene Joliot-Curie - who received it for discovering artificial radioactivity. In turn Irene's daughter, Helene Langevin-Joliot, helped create the first atomic pile in France. The legacy of Marie Curie, her daughter and grand-daughter makes for a fascinating story of the family who released the radioactivity that has transformed our world.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 03 Nov 2005
ISBN 10: 075381899X
ISBN 13: 9780753818992
Book Overview: An inspirational figure and an inspiring tale of triumph over adversity 'This short and highly readable biography of Marie Curie... tells an inspiring if often sad story, and tells it well' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'The tale of how she married [Pierre Curie's] technical expertise to her own dexterity and persistence to discover radioactivity is thrillingly told here' GUARDIAN 'This portrait of Marie Curie, the co-discoverer of radium, makes it plain how deep the prejudice against women in science ran' FOCUS 'The book provides... a thoughtful perspective on the life of one of the most important scientists of the twentieth century' NATURE '[S]uccinct and well-told biography... If Ms. Goldsmith has demystified aspects of Marie Curie's life and work, she has also created a figure that seems an ever more towering force not merely in the history of science but in the annals of biography itself' NEW YORK SUN

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'A compelling and fascinating book... it combines a scholarly approach with great social insight.' NEW BOOKS (May/June 06)
Author Bio
Prize-winning author and social historian Barbara Goldsmith was born in New York City, graduated from Wellesley College, and holds three doctorates. A founding editor of New York magazine, she currently contributes to the New York Times, Architectural Digest, and The New Yorker. She is the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Little Gloria ... Happy At Last and Johnson v. Johnson. A trustee of the New York Public Library, Goldsmith also serves on the President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History.