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"Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Marie later won another Nobel for chemistry in 1911.)...
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Animated biography of Marie Curie, the Polish-born scientist. Her shared research with her husband Pierre gave the world the theory of radioactivity, the discovery of plutonium, and the isolation of radium. She was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes.
4) Marie Curie
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Describes the life and work of scientist Marie Cure, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes for her work in science and chemistry.
6) Chemists
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Profiles the lives and work of a wide variety of chemists from throughout history, including Marie Curie, Mendeleev, and George Wittig.
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This illustrated biography explores all of Marie Curie's accomplishments, from her discoveries of radioactivity, polonium, and radium to her Nobel Prize victory and her continuing influence today. Marie Curie coined the term radioactivity, and it is to her and her husband, Pierre Curie, that we owe much of our knowledge of the very fabric of reality. As well as discovering the atomic rather than chemical nature of radioactivity, the Curies isolated...
10) Chemistry
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Profiles the chemists and other scientists who have contributed to society, from the advances in agriculture made by George Washington Carver to the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in chemical engineering.
11) Marie Curie
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Explores the childhood of Marie Curie, who overcame adversity to become one of the most respected scientists in the world.
14) Marie Curie
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Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered.
17) Chemist
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the work chemists do and the preparation necessary for a chemistry career. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index"--Provided by the publisher.
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Simple text and illustrations introduce the life, achievements, and legacy of chemist Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Includes interactive questions, a timeline, and a glossary.
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A brief biography of the scientist who twice received the Nobel Prize for her work with radium.