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020			_a0393051374 (hardcover)
050	0	0	_aQD22.C8 _bG56 2005
082	1		_a92 CUR _2
100	1		_aGoldsmith, Barbara
245	1	0	_aObsessive genius : _bthe inner world of Marie Curie _c/ Barbara Goldsmith
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _b: W.W. Norton _c, c2005
300			_a256 p. _b: illus. _c; 21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aEarly 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.
520			_aDraws 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.
546			_aEnglish.
600	1	4	_aCurie, Marie _d(, 1867-1934)
650		4	_aChemist _z-Poland _v--Biography
650		4	_aWomen chemist _v--Biography
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