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Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist and pioneer in the study of radiation. She discovered the elements polonium and radium ...

Dava Sobel is the author of the forthcoming “The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science.” In the century-plus history of the Nobel Prizes, women have received ...

Discover the strange and surprising habits of history's most influential figures! From Nikola Tesla's obsessive routines to Albert Einstein's unusual marriage contract, these stories will leave you ...

A compelling book uncovers little-known aspects of the iconic chemist’s life, and the pioneering — if troubled — careers of the women who worked with her. The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of ...

It is a good bet that if most scientists and engineers were honest, they would most like to leave something behind that future generations would remember. While Marie Curie met that standard — she was ...

In a new biography, Dava Sobel focuses not just on the legendary physicist and chemist, but on the 45 women who worked in her lab. By Kate Zernike Kate Zernike is a reporter at The Times. She is the ...