curie, marie

Describes the lives of Marie Curie and her daughters. Nobel Prize winner and radiation pioneer Marie Curie was also a mother, widowed young, who raised two daughters alone: Irene, a Nobel Prize winning chemist in her own right, who played an important role in the development of the atomic bomb, and Eve, a highly regarded humanitarian and journalist, who fought alongside the French Resistance during WWII.

Presents a short biography on the life and career of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and provides information on her discovery of the element radium that helped to unlock the mysteries of the atom.

On the lookout for German spies during World War I, two young Parisian sisters instead discover the lifesaving research efforts of Madame Curie.

Examines the life of Polish scientist Marie Curie, written in graphic novel format, that profiles her childhood and love of science, her discovery of radium, and the many challenges she faced in her lifetime.

Presents a profile of nineteenth-century scientist Marie Curie, who, with her husband Pierre, discovered the element radium, discussing her childhood in Poland, her education, and the significance of her work in physics.

Presents the life and achievements of the Polish-born scientist, discussing her childhood, her marriage and collaboration with Pierre Curie, and her discovery of polonium and radium, for which she was awarded two Noble Prizes.