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By Nardo, Don2001., Juvenile, Kidhaven Press Call No: 539.7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The KidHaven science librarySummary Note: This book discusses the discovery of atoms and how they work, nuclear energy and weapons, nuclear radiation and its medical uses, atomic clocks, and other applications.
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Juvenile Call No: Biography CURIE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Scientists can change the world! Marie Curie discovered two new elements. This title introduces budding scientists and engineers to Marie Curie whose discoveries changed the course of science. Photos and illustrations bring the stories of this great mind to life, and a quiz lets readers test their newfound knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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2016., Adolescent, Algonquin Young Readers Call No: HI-INT 920 CON Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1934, Irene Curie, working with her husband and fellow physicist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that forever altered the world: artificial radioactivity. Four years later, Curie's breakthrough led physicist Lise Meitner to the scientific epiphany that unlocked the secret of nuclear fission. Meitner's unique insight was critical to the revolution in science that led to nuclear energy and the race to build the atomic bomb.
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2016., Algonquin Call No: 920 CONKLING Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Radioactive! presents the story of two women breaking ground in a male-dominated field, scientists still largely unknown despite their crucial contributions to cutting-edge research, in a nonfiction narrative that reads with the suspense of a thriller.