Pocket Bios: Marie Curie (Pocket Bios)
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- Synopsis
- A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of influential physicist and chemist Marie Curie.Marie Curie, the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize and only person to win it in two different scientific fields, was a physicist and chemist. As she conducted pioneering research, Marie Curie coined the term "radioactivity," developed some of the first techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes. She also discovered two elements: polonium and radium, and developed mobile X-ray units for use in field hospitals during World War I. In 1934, at the age of sixty-six, she died of complications from long-term exposure to radiation. Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781250213860
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781250166159
- Publisher:
- Roaring Brook Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/02/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Quelle Histoire
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs
- Reading Age:
- 4–7
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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