Obsessive genius : the inner world of Marie Curie / Barbara Goldsmith.
Obsessive genius : the inner world of Marie Curie / Barbara Goldsmith.
By
:
Goldsmith, Barbara.
Publication Date
:
2005
Publication Information
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New York : W.W. Norton,
Edition
:
1st ed.
Physical Description
:
256 p. : ill.
Subject Term
:
Chemists -- Poland -- Biography.
Women chemists -- Poland -- Biography.
Series
:
GREAT DISCOVERIES
GREAT DISCOVERIES.
Summary
:
In Obsessive Genius, the author and historian Barbara Goldsmith has discovered the woman behind the icon we have come to believe in - an all-too-human woman trying to balance a scientific career with the obligations of family, the prejudice of society, the constant search for adequate funding, and the battle for recognition.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780393051377
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Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) Melville | Adult Bio | Adult Biography | B C92G | Checked In |