Bibliograph

Something out of nothing, Marie Curie and radium, Carla Killough McClafferty

Type

Label

Something out of nothing, Marie Curie and radium, Carla Killough McClafferty

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-123) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Something out of nothing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56685110

Responsibility statement

Carla Killough McClafferty

Sub title

Marie Curie and radium

Summary

Meet Manya Sklodowska, better known today as Marie Curie, the co-discoverer of radium, and who became the first woman awarded the Nobel prize for her work on the discovery. Learn what life was like for Marie, and the effect her discovery had on the world

Table Of Contents

Beginnings -- Governess -- Pierre -- Discovery -- Fame -- Trouble -- Scandal -- War -- Danger -- Endings -- Legacy -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Recommended web sites -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index

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