Grand Obsession: Madame Curie and Her World 1989 by Rosalynd Pflaum |
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Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition 1989 ISBN-10: 0385261357 ISBN-13: 978-0385261357 Marie Curie's life was a story of passion, ambition, and courageous dreams, and her work changed the world forever. Grand Obsession is the story of this remarkable scientist and her family, winners of three Nobel prizes in two generations. Their extraordinary lives comprise a fascinating history of modern physics, from romantic Belle Époque Paris in the 1890s to the beginnings of the nuclear arms race half a century later. Wither her husband Pierre, Marie discovered radium and polonium, and their work with radiation revolutionized modern science. Their legacy of research and discovery was carried on by their daughter Irène and son-in-law Frédéric, whose bold experimentation, even during the Nazi occupation of Paris in World War II, heralded the dawn of the Atomic Age. Great names in physics such as Einstein, Rutherford, Kelvin and Bohr all make multiple appearances. Pflaum is brilliant in explaining the spirit of cooperation and friendship with which the international community of researchers made such rapid progress in the field of nuclear science in the twentieth century. Via online review Book is beautiful with little or no look of being read. Maroon hardcover with eggshell cloth spine cover. Jacket very nice with only the slightest hint of handling wear. Please see photos and email with any questions prior to purchase. Thanks for looking. |
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