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World History Biographies: Marie Curie : The Woman Who Changed the Course of Science by Philip Steele (2006, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNational Geographic Society

ISBN-100792253876

ISBN-139780792253877

eBay Product ID (ePID)48242811

Product Key Features

Book TitleWorld History Biographies: Marie Curie : the Woman Who Changed the Course of Science

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicBiography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Biography & Autobiography / Historical

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorPhilip Steele

Book SeriesNational Geographic World History Biographies Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length10.1 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisMarie 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 the elements radium and polonium. She died in 1934, following extensive exposure to radioactivity. This lively and engaging biography brings the reader into Marie Curie's world through personal diaries, school reports, family photos, and revealing quotations. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information., 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 the elements radium and polonium. She died in 1934, following extensive exposure to radioactivity. This lively and engaging biography brings the reader into Marie Curie's world through personal diaries, school reports, family photos, and revealing quotations., This lively and engaging biography brings the reader into the world of the two-time Nobel Prize winner through her personal diaries, school reports, family photos, and revealing quotations., 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 the elements radium and polonium. She died in 1934, following extensive exposure to radioactivity. This lively and engaging biography brings the reader into Marie Curie's world through personal diaries, school reports, family photos, and revealing quotations. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit'e www.natgeoed.org/commoncore'e for more information.