LEADER 02004oam 2200469 450 001 9910158619203321 005 20190911103515.0 010 $a1-5026-2310-2 035 $a(OCoLC)950751232 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL05AE 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001010218 100 $a20160525h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMarie Curie $eradioactivity pioneer and first woman to win a Nobel Prize /$fMaggie May Ethridge 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cCavendish Square,$d2017. 210 4$d?2017 215 $a1 online resource (128 pages) $cillustrations (some color), portraits 225 1 $aWomen in science 311 $a1-5026-2309-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : the life of Marie Sklodowski Curie -- The early days of Marie Curie -- The world as it was during Marie Curie's time -- The field and culture of science in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century -- The contemporaries and struggles of Marie Curie in her working years -- The scientific accomplishments of Marie Curie -- Timeline -- Glossary. 330 $aThis book explores the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Marie Curie (1867-1934), who was one of the first people to explore radioactivity. Her contributions led her to become the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. 410 0$aWomen in science (Cavendish Square Publishing LLC) 606 $aWomen chemists$zPoland$vBiography 606 $aWomen chemists$zFrance$vBiography 606 $aNobel Prize winners$vBiography 615 0$aWomen chemists 615 0$aWomen chemists 615 0$aNobel Prize winners 676 $a540.92 700 $aEthridge$b Maggie May$01246171 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158619203321 996 $aMarie Curie$92889671 997 $aUNINA