Aristocratic culture and the pursuit of science : the De Broglie in modern France / Mary Jo Nye.
Abstract:
'This essay explores aristocratic culture in France in the early 20th century and examines the family life, education, scientific practices, and social values of Louis de Broglie, his brother Maurice, who was a distinguished experimental physicist, and their sister Pauline, who became a well-known novelist and literary scholar after her scientific interests were discouraged.' From abstract
Isis Vol. 88 (1997), p. 397-421