chemists

Examines the life of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie, discussing her discovery of radium and the tragic personal results of her work.

An illustrated, simple biography of Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist Marie Curie. Includes a chronology, a glossary, interesting facts, and resources.

A biography focusing on Marie Curie's childhood, during which she exhibited her sensitivity, intelligence, and scientific curiosity.

Details the life and work of Marie Curie from early childhood to the discovery of radium and her two Nobel Prizes.

Examines the life of Antoine Lavoisier, the French scientist who is considered the founder of modern chemistry and biochemistry because of his discovery of oxygen and his work on combustion and respiration.

A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge, told in the form of an imagined interview.

Examines the life and career of radioactivity pioneer Marie Curie.

A biography of Ellen Swallow Richards, the first woman to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founder of the American home economics movement, and first professional woman chemist.

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

A biography of the chemist who, in recognition of her important discoveries and inventions, was the first woman inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1991.