Obsessive Genius
The Inner World of Marie Curie
Published on 17. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-393-32748-9 (ISBN)
Description
Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had been sealed for over sixty years, Barbara Goldsmith reveals the Marie Curie behind the myth-an all-too-human woman struggling to balance a spectacular scientific career, a demanding family, the prejudice of society, and her own passionate nature. Obsessive Genius is a dazzling portrait of Curie, her amazing scientific success, and the price she paid for fame.
Reviews / Votes
"Never a dull moment...Goldsmith leads the reader through a wonderland of facts with just the right blend of science and story. In the end, the mystery of the great Madame [Curie] remains, but a deeper understanding of what she went through as a woman and a scientist shines as strong as her radium." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Bestselling historian Goldsmith incisively chronicles [Curie's] intensely dramatic life...Her powerful portrait reveals a woman of great passion, genius, and pain who changed the world." -- Booklist, starred reviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
15 photographs
Dimensions
Height: 206 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-32748-9 (9780393327489)
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E-Book
05/2011
W. W. Norton & Company
€15.49
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Person
Barbara Goldsmith (1931-2016), a journalist and philanthropist, was the author of Little Gloria...Happy at Last, Obsessive Genius, Johnson v. Johnson, The Straw Man, and Other Powers.