Radioactive Substances

by Marie Curie

Overview

The pioneering scientist’s doctoral thesis on radioactivity that won her the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.

In 1896, Antoine Henri Becquerel discovered the first evidence of radioactivity. Inspired by the physicist’s work, Marie Curie began investigating this phenomenon further with the help of her husband, Pierre. For four years, the couple researched various minerals and substances for radioactivity, a term she coined. In Radioactive Substances,Curie outlines with great detail her painstaking research and discoveries, which include the elements radium and polonium. Due to their breakthroughs, Marie and Pierre were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, the first of two for Marie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504075923
Publisher:	Philosophical Library/Open Road
Publication date:	06/07/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	219
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Marie Curie was a Polish and French Nobel Prize–winning physicist and chemist. She is best known for pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to ever win the prize twice, and the only person to ever win the prize in two scientific fields.

Editorial Reviews

Presented at the Sorbonne in 1903, Mme. Curie's doctoral dissertation establishes radium as a new, radioactive element. Originally published as Recherches sur les Substances Radioactives in 1903; this is an unabridged reprint of the edition published by Philosophical Library in 1961. The type has not been reset and no index is provided. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR