Marie Curie
The Pioneer, The Nobel Laureate
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2021
Summary
Marie Curie coined the term ‘radioactivity’, and it is to her and her husband, Pierre Curie, that we owe much of our current understanding of the very fabric of reality.
Born in Warsaw, Marie was the fifth and youngest child of teachers. Her father taught mathematics and science, for which she showed an early affinity, and she later went to study in Paris, where she met Pierre. The work they did together revolutionized modern science. As well as discovering the atomic rather than chem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780233006178 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0233006176 |
| Author: | Richard Gunderman |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Welbeck |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 740g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 186mm x 18mm |
About The Author
Richard Gunderman
Dr. Richard Gunderman is John A. Campbell Professor of Radiology at Indiana University, US. He is the author of ten books, including the bestselling Tesla: The Man, the Inventor, and the Age of Electricity.
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