The Curies - Denis Brian

The Curies

A Biography of the Most Controversial Family in Science

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
448 Seiten
2005
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-471-27391-2 (ISBN)
38,51 inkl. MwSt
Focusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers, The Curies is the first biography 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.
Focusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers, The Curies is the first biography to trace the entire Curie dynasty, from Pierre and Marie’s fruitful union and achievements to the lives and accomplishments of their two daughters, Irène and Eve, and son-in-law Frederic Joliot-Curie. Biographer 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.

DENIS BRIAN is the author of Einstein: A Life and Pulitzer: A Life, both published by Wiley. His other books include The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him and Genius Talk: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and Other Luminaries.

Acknowledgments. 1. Pierre Curie. 2. Marie Salomea Sklodowska. 3. Pierre and Marie in Love. 4. Mutual Adoration. 5. Spirits, Radioactivity, and the Price of Fame. 6. Psychic Researchers. 7. Pierre Curie's Last Day. 8. Rescuing Langevin from His Wife. 9. Battered by the Press. 10. Surgery and Suffragettes. 11. "Little Curies" and World War I. 12. A Gift of Radium from the United States. 13. Radium: Miracle Cure or Menace? 14. A Great Discovery-at Last. 15. Marie Curie's Last Year. 16. Nobel Prizes, Spanish Civil War, and Fission. 17. France Defeated. 18. Joliot Keeps the Gestapo Guessing-Eve Curie Tours the Battlefronts. 19. Joliot Becomes a Communist-Eve Curie Interviews Nehru, Gandhi, and Jinnah. 20. The Battle for Paris. 21. Joliot's Fight for Peace and Communism. 22. Joliot Launches Peace Offensive and Charges the United States with Using Germ Warfare in Korea. 23. The Curie Legacy. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.10.2005
Sprache englisch
Maße 163 x 241 mm
Gewicht 726 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
ISBN-10 0-471-27391-0 / 0471273910
ISBN-13 978-0-471-27391-2 / 9780471273912
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