Articles
Marie Curie and Mildred Dresselhaus, Inspirations to Women in Science, Cherry Murray
The Growth of Nuclear Daughters, Sherry J. Yennello
Marie Curie: The Curie Institute in Senegal to Nuclear Physics, Paul L. J. Guèye
Marie Curie: Physicist and Woman and the Penny Press, Ruth Howes
Reviews
The Carbon Crunch, By Dieter Helm, Reviewed by Brian Geislinger, PhD
Solar Energy: An Introduction, By Michael E. Mackay Reviewed by Dr. Jeff Williams
My Nuclear Nightmare: Leading Japan through the Fukushima disaster to a nuclear-free future, By Naoto Kan, Reviewed by Alvin M. Saperstein
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