Bibliograph

Who was Marie Curie?, by Megan Stine ; illustrated by Ted Hammond

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Label

Who was Marie Curie?, by Megan Stine ; illustrated by Ted Hammond

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 106)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Who was Marie Curie?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by Megan Stine ; illustrated by Ted Hammond

Series statement

Who was?

Summary

"Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Marie later won another Nobel for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Who was Marie Curie? -- Eager to learn -- The secret school -- Hungry but happy -- Two loves -- Marie's discovery -- It glows! -- Fame and fortune -- Misery -- A family of scientists

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification