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CURIE, (Marie Sklodowska) (1867-1934). Traité de radioactivité. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1910. 2 vols. xiii, (1), 426; (4), 548 pp. W. heliogr. front.-portr. of Pierre Curie, 7 plates & 193 text-ills. Hcl. extra. (Ex libr. copies w. tickets on spines & sev. stamps (also on plates), foxed in places, espec. in vol. 2).
First edition of a milestone of 20th-century science. In this comprehensive two-volume treatise, Madame Curie presents the foundations of radioactivity, drawing upon her pioneering research, including the discoveries of polonium and radium. This work encapsulates over a decade of groundbreaking experimentation and theoretical insight, forming the basis for modern nuclear physics and radiology. This work was published 7 years after Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing the honor with her husband Pierre. In 1911 Marie Curie was awarded a second Nobel Prize (in Chemistry), for her work in radioactivity. - Honeyman II, 789; Cf. PMM 394.€ 600
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