Marie Curie is renowned for her revolutionary research in radioactivity, for which she was awarded the title 'Mother of Modern Physics' and two Nobel Prizes. Her revolutionary discoveries of the ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...