Folio: Madame Curie (Series #A37336) (Paperback)

from susanahern

There are few women in history who have had as much impact upon the world of science and medicine as Marie Curie, the discoverer of radium and first female winner of two Nobel prizes for physics and chemistry. This thorough and highly readable biography of an amazing scientist traces both her per...

from Pferdina

Interesting biography of the famous woman who did not at all wish to be famous.

from LynnB

I didn't know much about Madam Curie and am glad to have read this book. It is clear that the author (her daughter) had a strong love for her mother. The book doesn't dwell on any negative qualities Marie may have possessed, and doesn't deal with a scandalous affair she had after her husband died...

from Schmerguls

This book was written by the daughter of its subject in the years following Madame Curie's death on July 4, 1934. Usually I avoid biographies written by relatives since we know they tend to be hagiographical (and a glance at Marie Curie's article in Wikipedia shows that this is true of this book,...

from rosemeria

One of the best biographies I have ever read. A must read for all young women; a lesson of when women had to go to great lengths to get educated.