Marie Curie - Couverture souple

Quinn, Susan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0201887940 ISBN 13 : 9780201887945

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1996

Synopsis

Marie Curie From family documents and a private journal, Susan Quinn tells Marie Curie's story, from the stubborn 16-year-old studying science at night while working as a governess, to her romance and scientific partnership with Pierre Curie. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

"A touching three-dimensional portrait of the Polish-born scientist and two-time Nobel Prize winner" (Kirkus) Madame Curie, the discoverer of radium and radioactivity

One hundred years ago, Marie Curie discovered radioactivity, for which she won the Nobel Prize in physics. In 1911 she won an unprecedented second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry, for isolating new radioactive elements. Despite these achievements, or perhaps because of her fame, she has remained a saintly, unapproachable genius. From family documents and a private journal only recently made available, Susan Quinn at last tells the full human story. From the stubborn sixteen-year-old studying science at night while working as a governess, to her romance and scientific partnership with Pierre Curie-an extraordinary marriage of equals-we feel her defeats as well as her successes: her rejection by the French Academy, her unbearable grief at Pierre's untimely and gruesome death, and her retreat into a love affair with a married fellow scientist, causing a scandal which almost cost her the second Nobel Prize. In Susan Quinn's fully dimensional portrait, we come at last to know this complicated, passionate, brilliant woman.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Susan Quinn is an award-winning author of five books, including Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady. She has served as the chair of PEN New England and has been a contributor to Boston Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, and Ms. magazine. She lives in Massachusetts.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0201887940
• ISBN 13: 9780201887945
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528