GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE MARIE CURIE A D VA NCE S T HE S T UDY OF R A DIO A C T I V I T Y by Rebecca Rowell Content Consultant Peter Soppelsa Assistant Professor Department of the History of Science The University of Oklahoma Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Prize-Winning Research 4 CHAPTER TWO Atoms and Radiation 10 CHAPTER THREE From Poland to Paris 16 CHAPTER FOUR Discovering New Elements 24 CHAPTER FIVE Radiation Uses 32 Important Dates 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
