Curie and the science of radioactivity / written by Ian Graham ; illustrated by David Antram.

• Polish girl -- Invisible rays -- Mystery element -- Witch's brew -- Getting to know radium -- Radium craze -- Blisters and burns -- Spreading the word -- Tragedy! -- "Little Curies" -- Welcome to America -- End of the story -- Glossary -- Index.

• Marie Curie would become one of the world's most famous scientists. In a time when women rarely studied science, she made trailblazing discoveries that opened up a completely new branch of science that advanced our understanding of atoms. 

Ämnesord

Chemists  -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

Women chemists  -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

Radioactivity  -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

Kvinnliga nobelpristagare  -- Polen -- Barn- och ungdomslitteratur (sao)

Chemists  -- Poland -- Biography. (lcsh/csh)

Women chemists  -- Poland -- Biography. (lcsh/csh)

Radioactivity  -- History -- 20th century. (lcsh/csh)

Genre

Biografier  (saogf)

Personnamn

Curie, Marie, 1867-1934 -- Juvenile literature.

Curie, Marie, 1867-1934 -- Barn- och ungdomslitteratur

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Lz Biografi: särskilda personer

Klassifikation

QD22.C8 (LCC)

539.752'092 (DDC)

540.92 (DDC)

Lz Curie, Marie (kssb/8)