1867-1934

A biography of the Polish-born scientist who, with her husband Pierre, was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize for discovering radium.

A biography of the Polish-born scientist who, with her husband, was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize for discovering radium.

Profiles the lives and work of the Curie family, whose scientific breakthroughs in radioactivity during the twentieth century made them pioneers in this field.

A biography by Marie Curie's daughter describing the life and achievements and the character of the famous woman scientist.

A biography by Marie Curie's daughter describing the life and achievements and the character of the famous woman scientist.

A brief, illustrated, biography of Marie Curie, providing information on her childhood, family life, education, and achievements, including her joint Nobel Prize for physics with her husband in 1903 and a Nobel Prize for chemistry.

Overcoming poverty and great obstacles, Polish-born Marie Curie became the first woman to secure a degree in physics at the Sorbonne, the first woman to be appointed a professor at the Sorbonne, and the first woman to receive two Nobel prizes, the first in physics with her husband, Pierre, and the second, by herself, for the isolation of the elements polonium and radium. She was also the first woman to be elected to the 224-year old French Academy of Medicine and, in 1995, became the first woman to be buried in the French Pantheon for her own accomplishments.

Marie Curie was one of the most important women in history and one of the most influential scientists, man or woman, of the 19th and 20th centuries. Her perseverance in the discovery of two new elements, polonium and radium, netted her two Nobel prizes. This biography offers a complete picture of her as a scientist and a woman.

Examines the life of the scientist Marie Curie, her background, and her discovery of radium.