women chemists

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

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.

Tells the life story of scientist Marie Curie, describing her marriage to fellow scientist Pierre Curie, her Nobel Prizes, and the medical advances made possible by her discovery and study of the element radium.

A biography of the brilliant scientist whose work with radioactivity caused her death, but gave life to others.

Describes the careers of five women working in the field of chemistry: Ann Crespi, Folly Fiedler, Linda Griffith, Lynda Jordan, and Malathy Nair.

Describes the life and achievements of the hardworking scientist who was awarded a joint Nobel Prize for physics with her husband in 1903 and later a Nobel Prize for chemistry.

A biography of Polish scientist Marie Curie that chronicles her childhood, education, marriage to Pierre Curie, and scientific breakthrough in the fields of both chemistry and physics that led to her being the first woman awarded the Nobel Prize in both disciplines.

A brief biography emphasizing the importance of learning in the life of the scientist who was awarded the Nobel prize for her work in chemistry.