Sobel, Dava | THE ELEMENTS OF MARIE CURIE : how the glow of radium lit a path for women in science

En biografi som utforskar Marie Curies banbrytande liv och arbete, samt de kvinnor som inspirerades av henne.

• Biografi om Marie Curie och hennes arv.

• Utforskar kvinnors roll inom vetenskap och teknik.

• Häftat band, utgiven 2024.

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Bindning: Häftat band

Bokförlag: Harper Collins UK
ISBN: 9780008536923

Omfång: 336 s.
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2024-10-10

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Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.

Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.

For decades Marie Curie was the only woman in the room at international scientific gatherings, and despite constant illness she travelled far and wide to share the secrets of radioactivity, a term she coined. She is still the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.

Her ingenuity extended far beyond the laboratory walls; grieving the death of her husband, Pierre, she took his place as professor of physics at the Sorbonne, devotedly raised two daughters, drove a van she outfitted with x-ray equipment to the front lines of World War I, befriended Albert Einstein and inspired generations of young women to pursue science as a way of life.

Approaching Marie Curie from a unique angle, Sobel navigates her remarkable discoveries and fame alongside the women who became her legacy - from Norway's Ellen Gleditsch and France's Marguerite Perry, who discovered the element francium, to her own daughter, Irene, a Nobel Prize winner in her own right. Elements of Marie Curie deftly illuminates the trailblazing life and enduring influence of one of the most consequential figures of our time.

The Elements of Marie Curie av Dava Sobel hittar du under Biografi: naturvetenskap, teknik och medicin inom Vetenskapliga biografier i huvudkategorin Biografier | Memoarer.

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