This account of the remarkable life and astonishing mind of one of the greatest scientists of the century, written by her daughter, it remains a landmark and an inspiration for students, scientists, and young women everywhere.

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

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of late-nineteenth-century scientist Marie Curie.

"Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Marie later won another Nobel for chemistry in 1911.)...

Jillian Cantor reimagines the pioneering, passionate life of Marie Curie using a parallel structure to create two alternative timelines, one that mirrors her real life, one that explores the consequences for Marie and for science if she'd made a different choice. ""In Poland in 1891, Marie Curie (then Marya Sklodowska) was engaged to a budding mathematician, Kazimierz Zorawski. But when his mother insisted she was too poor and not good enough, he...

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

This series introduces young, inquisitive readers to four of the world's greatest science thinkers and the challenges that faced them. Their achievements, which came through personal dedication and sacrifice, have made profound changes in the world. A truly inspiring gift. Here is the story of the brilliant woman of science who unveiled the mysteries of the element radium. Her discovery pioneered exciting research in the field of radioactivity.

Follows the pioneering scientist from her childhood in Poland to her career in France, detailing her stuggles against ethnic and gender discrimination along the way.