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9780393327489

Obsessive Genius PA

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  • ISBN13:

    9780393327489

  • ISBN10:

    0393327485

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-10-17
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Summary

Using original research--diaries, letters, and family interviews--to peel away the layers of myth and reveal the woman behind the icon, acclaimed author and historian Goldsmith offers a dazzling portrait of Marie Curie, her amazing discoveries, and the price she paid for fame.

Table of Contents

Introduction 13(7)
Early Influences
20(13)
``I Came Through It All Honestly''
33(12)
Paris
45(8)
Pierre
53(8)
Remarkable Accidents
61(7)
``The Question Was Entirely New''
68(12)
``The Best Sprinters''
80(9)
``A Beautiful Color''
89(12)
``What Is the Source of the Energy?''
101(6)
``I Will Make Him an Help Meet for Him''
107(7)
``The Disaster of Our Lives''
114(13)
``We Were Happy''
127(8)
Metamorphosis
135(10)
``My Children . . . Cannot Awaken Life in Me''
145(9)
``The Chemistry of the Invisible''
154(11)
Honor and Dishonor
165(12)
``She Is Very Obstinate''
177(6)
``All My Strength''
183(8)
The Making of a Myth
191(14)
To Pass the Torch
205(15)
Marie's Legacy
220(14)
Acknowledgments 234(3)
Notes 237(12)
Selected Bibliography 249(8)
Photo Credits 257

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