Marie Curie (Greenwood Biographies)
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Curie (1867-1934), who won two Nobel Prizes for her work on radioactivity, is one of the 20th century's most important scientists of either sex. Ogilvie (history of science, U. of Oklahoma) traces her childhood in Poland and her work in France with Pierre Curie, as well as her bouts with sexism, scandal, and illness due to exposure to the elements she discovered. The author includes a timeline of key events in Curie's life in this accessible biography. Her other credits include: Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science (co- editor, 2000) and Women and Science: An Annotated Bibliography (1996). Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Series ForewordviiIntroductionixTimelinexiiiChapter 1Early Life and Education1Chapter 2Preparing for the Future11Chapter 3Paris and the Sorbonne21Chapter 4Pierre and Marie29Chapter 5The Discovery of Radium: A Scientific Breakthrough43Chapter 6A Year of Contrasts: Good News, Bad News63Chapter 7"Pierre is Dead? Dead? Absolutely Dead?"75Chapter 8Scandal!85Chapter 9The Second Nobel Prize, Its Aftermath, and War99Chapter 10Marie and the United States of America113Chapter 11Last Years125Conclusion141Bibliography145Index147
