Marie Curie
By: written by Isabel Thomas ; illustrations by Anke Weckmann
Contributors: Weckmann, Anke, illustrator
Series: Little guides to great lives; Little guides to great lives
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9781786271532; 9781786271525
Subjects: Chemists; Juvenile literature; Biography; Women
Description: Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist who coined the term "radioactivity," discovered polonium and radium, and helped develop treatments for cancer. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, but her dedication to physics ultimately caused her death from radiation.
Notes: Includes index.