Goldsmith, Barbara <br/><br/>
Obsessive genius :  the inner world of Marie Curie 
/ Barbara Goldsmith 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York  : W.W. Norton  , c2005 
 - 256 p.  : illus.  ; 21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Early influences -- "I came through it all honestly" -- Paris -- Pierre -- Remarkable accidents -- "The question was entirely new" -- "The best sprinters" -- "A beautiful color" -- "What is the source of the energy?" -- "I will make him an help meet for him" -- "The disaster of our lives" -- "We were happy" -- The metamorphosis -- "My children...cannot awaken life in me" -- "The chemistry of the invisible" -- Honor and dishonor -- "She is very obstinate" -- "All my strength" -- The making of a myth -- To pass the torch -- Marie's legacy. 
<br/><br/> Draws on diaries, letters, and family interviews to discuss the lesser-known achievements and scientific insights of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist, documenting how she was compromised by the prejudices of a male-dominated society. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0393051374 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Curie, Marie (, 1867-1934) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemist---Poland----Biography<br/>Women chemist ----Biography
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QD22.C8  / G56 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>92 CUR