Format:
Book
Title:
Radioactive : Marie & Pierre Curie, a tale of love & fallout / by Lauren Redniss.
Author:
Redniss, Lauren.
Call Number:
540.922 Redniss
Publisher, Date:
New York : !t Books, [2011]
Description:
205 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Summary:
Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern world.
Radioactive is the mesmerizing, landmark illustrated biography of Marie Curie, by acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss. Through brilliant visual storytelling, Redniss walks us through Curie's life, which was marked by extraordinary scientific discovery and dramatic personal trauma -- from her complex working and romantic relationship with Pierre Curie, to their discovery of two new scientific elements, to Pierre's tragic death, to Marie's two Nobel Prizes. A haunting and wondrous portrait of one of history's most intriguing figures, Radioactive combines archival photos, images, and clippings with dazzling line drawings and a compelling narrative to tell Curie's story. Far more than an art book or a graphic novel, Radioactive is a stunning visual biography and a true work of art.-- From Amazon.com.
Subjects:
Curie, Marie, 1867-1934.
Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906.
Women chemists -- Poland -- Biography.
Women chemists -- France -- Biography.
Chemists -- Poland -- Biography.
Chemists -- France -- Biography.
Women scientists -- Biography.
Scientists -- Biography.
Radioactivity.
Other Title:
Marie and Pierre Curie, a tale of love and fallout
Contents:
Symmetry -- Magnetism -- Fusion -- White flash -- Instability of matter -- Half-life -- Isolation -- Exposure -- Daughter elements.
ISBN:
0061351326
9780061351327
0061351326
9780062226051
0062226053