This product is usually dispatched within 2-4 weeks
Flat rate of $10.00 for shipping anywhere in Australia
You must sign in to add this item to your wishlist. Please sign in or create an account
This encyclopedia examines Marie Curie’s life and contributions. The chronology provides a thumbnail sketch of events in Curie’s life, including her personal experiences, education, and publications. The Introduction provides a brief look at her life. The body of this work consists of alphabetical entries of people, ideas, institutions, places, and publications important in making of Curie as an important scientist. The final section of the book is a bibliography of both primary and selected secondary sources.
Published | 15 Jan 2021 |
---|---|
Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 126 |
ISBN | 9781538130018 |
Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Illustrations | 11 b/w photos |
Dimensions | 255 x 188 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
This volume in the publisher's "Significant Figures in World History" series feels like a throwback to an earlier era of reference and information seeking. Ogilvie offers a slim biographical monograph bringing together Marie Curie's personal life and the outlines of her career. The author provides a chronology, a précis of Curie's biography, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The heart of the book consists of brief encyclopedia entries for various people, places, and scientific discoveries that figured in Curie’s life and career… The most helpful feature for readers new to research will be the extensive, thorough, and well-organized bibliography… Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. General readers.
Choice Reviews
Get 30% off in the May sale - for one week only
Your School account is not valid for the Australia site. You have been logged out of your account.
You are on the Australia site. Would you like to go to the United States site?
Error message.