1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001200540403321

Autore

Thomas, Charles Benedict

Titolo

Elliptic structures on 3-manifolds / by Thomas C.B.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge [etc.] : Cambridge University Press, 1986

Collana

London Mathematical Society

Locazione

MA1

Collocazione

C-9-(104

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795438203321

Autore

Pasachoff Naomi E.

Titolo

Marie Curie and the science of radioactivity / / Naomi Pasachoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997

ISBN

0-19-802525-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 pages)

Collana

Oxford portraits in science

Disciplina

540.92

Soggetti

Chemists - Poland

Women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Marie Curie discovered radium and went on to lead the scientific community in studying the theory behind and the uses of radioactivity. She left a vast legacy to future scientists through her research, her teaching, and her contributions to the welfare of humankind. She was the first person towin two Nobel Prizes, yet upon her death in 1934,



Albert Einstein was moved to say, "Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted." She was a physicist, a wife and mother, and a groundbreaking professional woman. This biography is an inspirational and exciting story of scientific discovery and personal commitment.