The professional triumphs and personal struggles of a pioneeringwoman scientist. Marie Sklodowska Curie (18671934) was the firstwoman scientist to win worldwide acclaim and was, indeed, one ofthe great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curiesdaughter, the renowned international activist Eve Curie, thisbiography chronicles Curies legendary achievements in science,including her pioneering efforts in the study of radioactivity andher two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. It also spotlightsher remarkable life, from her childhood in Poland, to her storybookParisian marriage to fellow scientist Pierre Curie, to her tragicdeath from the very radium that brought her fame. Now updated withan eloquent, rousing introduction by best-selling author NatalieAngier, this timeless biography celebrates an astonishing mind anda extraordinary womans life.
【作者简介】
Eve Curie Labouisse is the daughter of Maric and Pierre Curie.She has worked in human rights and diplomacy, traveling worldwideon behalf of NATO and the United Nations.
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