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Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Editors:
  1. M.-H. Chiu

    1. Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

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  2. P. J. Gilmer

    1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, USA

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  3. D. F. Treagust

    1. Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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    1. Introducing the Book

      • Mei-Hung Chiu, Penny J. Gilmer, David F. Treagust
      Pages 1-6

  3. Marie Curie’s Impact on Science and Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Marie Curie and Science Education

      • Mei-hung Chiu, Nadia Y. Wang
      Pages 9-39

    3. Irène Joliot-Curie, a Nobel Laureate in Artificial Radioactivity

      • Penny J. Gilmer
      Pages 41-57

    4. American Memories of Madame Curie

      • Julie Des Jardins
      Pages 59-85

    5. Marie Curie, Ethics and Research

      • Catherine Milne
      Pages 87-102

  4. Women Chemists in the Past two Centuries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Marie Curie, Women, and the History of Chemistry

      • Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie
      Pages 105-118

    3. One Hundred Years of Women in Chemistry in the 20th Century

      • Rachel Mamlok-Naaman, Ron Blonder, Yehudit Judy Dori, Yehudit Judy Dori
      Pages 119-139

    4. Women Chemists Informing Public Education About Chemistry During the 20th Century

      • John K. Gilbert
      Pages 141-166

    5. Forgotten Women in Science Education

      • William P. Palmer
      Pages 167-187

  5. Policy Implications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Witches, Alchemists, Poisoners and Scientists

      • Anita Hussenius, Kathryn Scantlebury
      Pages 191-204

    3. Mme Curie’s 2011 Centennial and the Public Debate on the Underrepresentation of Women in Science

      • Pnina G. Abir-Am
      Pages 205-223

    4. Educational Policy of Accountability and Women’s Representation in Science

      • Sherry A. Southerland, Sibel Uysal Bahbah
      Pages 225-238

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 239-253
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About this book

This book is a companion to the IYC-2011 celebration. The eleven chapters are organized into three sections: Section 1: Marie Curie’s 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 Curie’s life such as the ethical aspects of her research, women’s role in research or her influence on the image of chemists. Our hope is that this book will positively influence young women’s minds and decisions they make in learning of chemistry/science like Marie Curie’s biography. But we do hope this book opens an avenue for young women to explore the possibility of being a scientist, or at least to appreciate chemistry as a human enterprise that has its merit in contributing to sustainability in our world. Also we hope that both men and women will realize that women are fully competent and capable of conducting creative and fascinating scientific research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

    M.-H. Chiu

  • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, USA

    P. J. Gilmer

  • Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

    D. F. Treagust

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  • Editors: M.-H. Chiu, P. J. Gilmer, D. F. Treagust

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-719-6

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6091-719-6Published: 01 January 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 253

  • Topics: Science Education

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