Marie Curie - And the Science of Radioactivity
In the Portraits in Science series, an intelligent chronicle of Curie's life, from her struggle
to educate herself in Russian-occupied Poland to her successes in France; her pioneering work with her husband; and her troubles and triumphs after his death. While Pasachoff provides detailed
explanations of Curie's scientific achievements, she paints an equally detailed portrait of Curie as a
chemist-celebrity.
Pasachoff's resolute concentration on the subject at hand--be it the gossip surrounding the Curies' Nobel Prize or the protocol for isolating radium--allows her to fold an impressive amount of
information into a compact text.
She provides background in history, physics, and chemistry; descriptions of the position of women in science at the turn of the century; and an illuminating analysis of Curie herself, whom
Pasachoff treats with detached sympathy. A perceptive and informative biography. (b&w illustrations, diagrams, chronology, bibliography, index)
Pub Date : 01/06/1996
ISBN : 0-19-509214-7
Publisher : Oxford Univ.
Review Posted Online : June 24th, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue : May 1st, 1996
Author : Naomi Pasachoff