Author:
Goldsmith, Barbara.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : W.W. Norton, c2005.
Description256 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Note:"Atlas books."
Note:Early influences -- "I came through it all honestly" -- Paris -- Pierre -- Remarkable accidents -- "The question was entirely new" -- "The best sprinters" -- "A beautiful color" -- "What is the source of the energy?" -- "I will make him an help meet for him" -- "The disaster of our lives" -- "We were happy" -- The metamorphosis -- "My children...cannot awaken life in me" -- "The chemistry of the invisible" -- Honor and dishonor -- "She is very obstinate" -- "All my strength" -- The making of a myth -- To pass the torch -- Marie's legacy.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255).
