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Against The Odds: Marie Curie
Author: Claire Throp
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ISBN: 9781406297553
Format: Hardback
Published: September 2015
Published By: Raintree
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Published: September 2015
Published By: Raintree
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What was unique about Marie Curie's scientific achievements?What did Marie Curie do to help treatment of injured soldiers in World War I?
How did Marie Curie's discovery of radium change the treatment of cancer?
This book looks at the amazing life of Marie Curie, who succeeded in the world of science at a time when women were not expected to have careers. She won two Nobel Prizes for her discovery of radium and her work on radiation. This book describes her struggle to succeed in difficult circumstances, her scientific discoveries, and the medial benefits we now have today thanks to her efforts.