This book is a companion to the IYC-2011 celebration. The eleven chapters are organized into three sections: Section 1: Marie Curies Impact on Science and Society, Section 2: Women Chemists in the Past Two Centuries, and Section 3: Policy Implications. The authors invited to contribute to this book were asked to orient their chapter around a particular aspect of Marie Curies life such as the ethical aspects of her research, womens role in research or her influence on the image of chemists.
Our hope is that this book will positively influence young womens minds and decisions they make in...

This book is a companion to the IYC-2011 celebration. The eleven chapters are organized into three sections: Section 1: Marie Curies Impact on Science and Society, Section 2: Women Chemists in the Past Two Centuries, and Section 3: Policy Implications. The authors invited to contribute to this book were asked to orient their chapter around a particular aspect of Marie Curies life such as the ethical aspects of her research, womens role in research or her influence on the image of chemists.
Our hope is that this book will positively influence young womens minds and decisions they make in...