Obsessive Genius by Barbara Goldsmith
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.
"Never a dull moment…Goldsmith leads the reader through a wonderland of facts with just the right blend of science and storyIn 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 review
"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 review
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393327489 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393327485 |
| Title | Obsessive Genius |
| Author | Barbara Goldsmith |
| Series | Great Discoveries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2006-06-09 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Winner of American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award 2005 |
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