Obsessive genius : the inner world of Marie Curie
Goldsmith, Barbara2005
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The legacy of Marie-Curie, her daughter and grand-daughter, who between them released the radioactivity that has transformed our world, makes a fascinating story. Barbara Goldsmith shows how their work led from a desire for the betterment of humanity, through peaceful energy, to the knowledge to create the atom bomb.
Main title:
Obsessive genius : the inner world of Marie Curie / Barbara Goldsmith.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005.
Collation:
256 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255).
ISBN:
9780297847670 (hbk)
Dewey class:
540.92540.922
Local class:
540.922
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
445164