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Marie Curie : mother of modern physics / Janice Borzendowski.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
J 540.92 CUR	Junior Non Fiction		Padstow .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781402765438 (hardcover)
ISBN	9781402753183 (pbk.)
Name	Borzendowski, Janice
Title	Marie Curie : mother of modern physics / Janice Borzendowski.
Published	New York, NY : Sterling Pub, c2009.
Description	124 p. ill. col. ; 21 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	A glow in the dark -- Youngest and brightest -- An independent life -- Paris, and Pierre -- Match made in science -- New science -- Something out of nothing -- Reluctant celebrities -- Facing the future alone -- In the shadow of success -- War service -- The last years -- Marie Curie's legacy.
Summary	A biography of the scientist and Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie explores both Curie's personal and professional life.
Reading Program Note	Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9.
Subjects	Curie, Marie, -- 1867-1934
	Physicists -- France -- Biography
	Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9
Series	Sterling biographies
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Curie, Marie, -- 1867-1934 . Physicists -- France -- Biography . Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9 . Authors: Borzendowski, Janice . Series: Sterling biographies .