The Curies: A Biography of the Most Controversial Family in Science
Autor Denis Brianen Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 aug 2005
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ISBN-10: 0471273910
Pagini: 438
Dimensiuni: 163 x 241 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.8 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
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Readers of biographers; readers interested in science; public and school libraries.Descriere
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The Untold Story Behind Their Private and Professional Lives
Here is the first full-scale biography of the world's most extraordinary family in science: the Curies, whose combined work changed the course of history. Focusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers, The Curies is the first to trace the entire Curie dynasty, from Pierre and Marie's fruitful union and achievements to the lives and accomplishments of their two daughters, Irene and Eve, and son-in-law Frederic Joliot-Curie.
Denis Brian digs deep beneath the headlines and legends to reveal the Curies' multigenerational saga in its entirety, featuring new, never-before-published personal information as well as newly revealed correspondence and diary excerpts. Brimming with endearing and often amusing anecdotes about this much-misunderstood clan, The Curies reveals a family as closely intertwined in their private lives as they were in their professional endeavors.
Praise for Denis Brian's Einstein: A Life
"Brian's intimate work does much to reveal the man behind the image."
--Detroit Free Press
"The best account. . . . Superb insight."
--The Times (London)
"A fascinating, vastly enjoyable, deeply researched, and fair accountof Einstein the man."
--Physics World
"A thoughtful and captivating account of one whom I had the joy of knowing and loving."
--George Wald, Nobel laureate
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" ...a fascinating and important story...I really did want to keep turning the page and found out more..." ( www.popularscience.co.uk , February 2006) "...a magnificent work..." ( New Scientist , October 2005)