Birch, Beverley.

Marie Curie : the Polish scientist who discovered radium and its life-saving properties / by Beverley Birch. - Milwaukee : G. Stevens, 1988. - 68 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. - People who have helped the world .

"First published in the United Kingdom in 1988 with an original text by Exley Publications Ltd. and Gareth Stevens, Inc."--Verso t.p. Includes index.

A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge.

ISBN: 1555328431 1555328180 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 88002091 /AC

Subjects--Personal Names:
Curie, Marie, 1867-1934 --Juvenile literature.
Curie, Marie, 1867-1934.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chemists--Biography--Juvenile literature.--Poland
Chemists.

LC Class. No.: QD22.C8 / B57 1988

Dewey Class. No.: 540/.92 B 92