Marie Curie
Welbeck (Verlag)
978-0-233-00617-8 (ISBN)
Marie Curie coined the term 'radioactivity', and it is to her and her husband, Pierre Curie, that we owe much of our current understanding of the very fabric of reality.
Born in Warsaw, Marie was the fifth and youngest child of teachers. Her father taught mathematics and science, for which she showed an early affinity, and she later went to study in Paris, where she met Pierre. The work they did together revolutionized modern science. As well as discovering the atomic rather than chemical nature of radioactivity, the Curies isolated two new elements: polonium and radium.
This biography does full justice to the scientific and human aspects of Marie's life, detailing her tumultuous personal history at a time of social upheaval, and her struggle to gain recognition in an era when female scientists were almost unknown.
Marie Curie died in 1934, succumbing to aplastic anaemia that may have stemmed from her scientific investigations. Her work not only contributed to our understanding of the structure of the atom - and therefore the structure of the physical world itself - but also laid the foundations for modern medical innovations such as radiotherapy. Her example continues to inspire millions of people across the world.
Dr Richard Gunderman is John A. Campbell Professor of Radiology at Indiana University, US. He is the author of ten books, including the bestselling Tesla: The Man, the Inventor, and the Age of Electricity.
1867 - Poland and Marie's family * 1883 - Marie's education and plans with Bronya * 1886 - Governess with the Zorawskis * first love and broken heart * 1891 - Marie's studies at the University of Paris * 1893 - Marie's academic performance * 1894 - Pierre Curie * 1895 - The Curies marry * 1895 - Roentgen's discovery of the x-ray * 1896 - Henri Becquerel * 1897 - The Curies as scientists * 1897 - Birth of their first child, Irene * 1898 - The introduction of "radioactivity" * 1898 - Discoveries of Polonium and Radium * 1903 - Marie and Pierre win Nobel Prize in Physics * 1904 - Birth of their second child, Eve * 1906 - Death of Pierre * 1906 - Dark days * 1910 - Affair with Paul Langevin * 1911 - Marie wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry * 1914 - Radium Institute * 1914 - "Petite Curies," mobile military x-ray units * 1921 - Visit to US to raise money for research * 1934 - Death of Marie * 1935 - Irene and Frederic Joliot-Curie win Nobel Prize in Chemistry * 1934 - Appraisals of Marie's life and work * 1995 - Remains moved to Pantheon * 2019 - Marie's legacy.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.11.2020 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 150 b&w and clr photos |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 186 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 740 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-233-00617-6 / 0233006176 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-233-00617-8 / 9780233006178 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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