| ISBN |
0471273910 (cloth) |
| 9780471273912 (acid-free paper) |
| 0471273910 (acid-free paper) |
| 0471273910 (hbk.) : |
| Name |
Brian, Denis |
| Title |
The Curies : a biography of the most controversial family in science / Denis Brian. |
| Published |
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2005. |
| Description |
ix, 438 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography, p. 424-426. |
| Summary |
"The first full-scale biography of the Curies provides a well-rounded look at both the private and professional lives of the worlds' most gifted scientific family." "Drawing upon years of research, interviews, and correspondence with friends, family, and associates of the Curies, biographer Denis Brian provides insights into the entire Curie clan, including Pierre Curie's father and grandfather, both gifted doctors who made their own considerable contributions in the field of science." "The Curies reveals a family as deeply devoted to their work as they were to each other, risking their lives to improve the lives of countless others."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subjects |
Curie, Marie, -- 1867-1934 |
| Curie, Pierre, -- 1859-1906 |
| Curie family |
| Chemists -- Poland -- Biography |
| Chemists -- France -- Biography |
| Physicists -- France -- Biography |
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