Radioactive! : how Irene Curie and Lise Meitner revolutionized science and changed the world
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Conkling, Winifred,
Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.
ISBN
1616206411, 9781616206413
Lexile measure
1160L
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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Joliot-Curie, Irène, -- 1897-1956 -- Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works.
Meitner, Lise, -- 1878-1968 -- Juvenile literature.
Nuclear fission -- Juvenile literature.
Radioactivity -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- France -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Biography.
Women scientists.

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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1616206411, 9781616206413
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 9.2, 9 Points
Lexile measure
1160

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Shares the lesser-known story of how the daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie, assisted by her husband Frederic Joliot, discovered artificial radioactivity and won a Nobel Prize in spite of being denied an advanced education, inspiring physicist Lise Meitner to make a vital discovery about nuclear fission.
Target Audience
1160 L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,9.2,9,178913.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Conkling, W. (2016). Radioactive!: how Irene Curie and Lise Meitner revolutionized science and changed the world (First paperback edition.). Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Conkling, Winifred. 2016. Radioactive!: How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World. Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Conkling, Winifred. Radioactive!: How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Conkling, Winifred. Radioactive!: How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World First paperback edition., Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.

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