women chemists

A brief biography of Polish physicist and chemist Marie Curie.

Presents an introduction to the life and work of Marie Curie who researched radium with her husband Pierre.

Presents the biography of Marie Curie, who discovered radium and realized its potential for treating cancer. She succeeded in her work in a time when science and research were not seen as suitable occupations for women.

Describes the life and work of scientist Marie Curie.

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.

A brief biography focusing on the youth of the scientist who twice received the Nobel Prize for her work with radium.

Profiles the lives of women in chemistry, from Alice Hamilton to Darleane Hoffman, and explores opportunities for women in the field.

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.

Discusses discoveries, developments, and scientists in the field of radioactivity, which has revolutionized physics and medicine, with particular emphasis on the work done by the Curies.