World History Biographies: Marie Curie: The Woman Who Changed the Course of Science

by Philip Steele

Book Overview

Marie Curie was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes for science, and her work still influences our understanding of physics, medicine, and chemistry. Born Marja Skodowska in Poland in 1867, she studied in Paris, France, where she changed her name to Marie. In 1895, she married Pierre Curie, and the couple's pioneering work on the invisible radiation given off by uranium lead to the discovery of radioactivity. Marie Curie later discovered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792253876
• ISBN13: 9780792253877
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7