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Marie Curie
And the Science of Radioactivity
by Naomi E. Pasachoff
ISBN: 0195092147
ISBN-13: 9780195092141
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Published date: 1996
Size: 7 x 10 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Ages: 10 to 12
Pages: 112
Synopses
Examines the life of the Polish-born scientist who, with her husband Pierre, was awarded a 1903 Nobel Prize for discovering radium.
Publisher's Notes
Examines the life of the Polish-born scientist who, with her husband Pierre, was awarded a 1903 Nobel Prize for discovering radium.
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