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Good book for young readers
This is an interesting book and I liked it a lot. I think that this book is one of the best for beginning readers because it is not only easy to read, it is informative and interesting. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

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Marie Curie was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes for science, and her work still influences our understanding of physics, medicine, and chemistry.


Born Marja Skodowska in Poland in 1867, she studied in Paris, France, where she changed her name to Marie. In 1895, she married Pierre Curie, and the couple's pioneering work on the invisible radiation given off by uranium lead to the discovery of radioactivity.Marie Curie later discovered the elements radium and polonium. She died in 1934, following extensive exposure to radioactivity.


This lively and engaging biography brings the reader into Marie Curie's world through personal diaries, school reports, family photos, and revealing quotations. ... Read more

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A great read!
I purchased this book for my grandniece, to demonstrate what women can achieve, and ended up reading it first.I loved how the author presented Marie Curie and her discoveries.I loved how she presented all of the hardships she encountered along the way, yet prevailed in her work. I learned a lot about Madam Curie from this very wonderful book.I hope my grandniece and other young girls will get inspiration from the story and the woman it is about.

Delightful Reading!
I always say that if all history-based textbooks were written like some of the best nonfiction books I've read in my day (ON THE REZ by Ian Frazier, FS&G, being one of them), then kids would gobble up history in school! Carla McClafferty's SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING is one of those books. It reads like a STORY, in a delightful but informative way that painlessly imparts the facts about Marie Curie and her life's work. I read it straight through, like I would an entertaining novel! I would recommend this book to kids looking for a biography to read--and to adults, too. Excellent job.

Radium: It slices.It dices.
The biography for children is rarely done well, if at all.It's too easy to take the life of someone famous, slap a few facts together, and then sell copies of your newest creation to countless school libraries around the country.When it comes to bios for small fry there are two modes of thought.Either you're going to do the least interesting, simplest biography (thereby boring both your child reader and yourself), or you're going to put some work into your creation and place the subject of your biography within the context of their times.Ms. Carla Killough McClafferty has opted for the latter."Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium" starts slow and then builds and builds until you find yourself in a remarkable world of radium drinks, pills, and miracle cures.McClafferty is no stranger to the world of radiation, having penned a history of the X-Ray for kids before.Now she turns her sights to one of the greatest female scientists in the history of the world.From stage frightened Polish child, to Parisian researcher, to her death at the age of sixty-six, Marie Curie's life is propped before us with just the right combination of kid appeal and facts.

She was born a poor Polish girl on November 7, 1867.Smart from the start, Marie Curie, born Marya Sklodowska, dreamed of someday being given the chance to study at the University of Paris.After many years of saving and unpleasantness, she was able to come to France to fulfill this dream.While there, she met and married Pierre Curie and together the two of them set about discovering a couple elements and the true nature of that most mysterious of substances, radium.Author Carla McClafferty takes Marie's discoveries and counterpoints the rise in radium popularity with the high-profile Marie reluctantly had to adapt to.She was a celebrity of her time so that just as radium caught on with the public, so too did Marie's personal life.Remarkable in more ways than one, this is a story of a scientist who broke with convention to become extraordinary.This telling matches her in magnificence.

I admit that in my ignorance I didn't think there'd be much to say about Marie Curie in a book for kids.I mean, she grew up, married Pierre Curie, discovered radium, and died of radiation poisoning, right?I thought maybe Ms. McClafferty would have a chance to make a long book if she simply stretched out Marie's early life for as long as possible.So when I got to page 32 and found the book's subject already studying uranium rays, I couldn't help but yell at the narrator, "Slow down, McClafferty!There isn't much more to say!You're going too fast!"Of course, she wasn't.This book goes at exactly the right speed, never dwelling on a dull factoid or pulling to inordinate length a moment in Mrs. Curie's life that needed no stretching.And while I knew the basic "first woman" facts surrounding Marie, I had no idea what a great person she was as well.This is someone who refused to patent radium because she felt the element belonged to the world and not just the people who happened to find it.A woman who drove mobile X-ray units into war zones to aid doctors.Who named a new element Polonium after her beloved Poland.I knew none of this before and with McClafferty's snappy writing helping me along, I feel any kid that reads this book will learn so very much.

A couple years ago I had a chance to visit Minneapolis, Minnesota's now defunct Museum of Questionable Medical Devices.Besides the exhibits featuring ear candles and phrenology machines, there was a large section of the museum dedicated to the radium fads.It never would have occurred to me to think that Marie Curie had an indirect connection to the bottles of Radithor or the Revigator jars on display under glass cases.Even the Museum, though, didn't have half the fascinating items shown in photographs in this book.Radium was the original glow-in-the-dark paint, making everything from watch dials to crucifixes shine when the lights were low.The most frightening of all of these?The "Atomic `Bomb'" ring.Says the book, "You could see tiny flashes of light come and go as individual atoms of a radioactive material gave off energy and lit up the zinc sulfide in the ring."McClafferty knows to pepper her book with stuff of this nature, giving the book just the right amount of zing and zazz for the kiddies reading it.

One problem I do have with the book is that McClafferty doesn't really drill home the danger of all these radioactive consumer products.Take, once more, the Atomic Bomb ring.Was it really dangerous to kids or was it as harmless as the manufacturers said?Obviously McClafferty wouldn't be able to say just how harmful each and every product shown in this book was (there are, after all, quite a lot of them) but I would have liked a little clarification on a couple points.It isn'tuntil we get to the end of the book that we learn exactly what it is that radium poisoning does to the human body.Even then, to what degree is radium outside of the body dangerous?We hear that when someone wants to view the original notebooks of the Curies they must, "sign a form releasing the library from responsibility for any `possible risks of radioactivity'".But to what extent would those notebooks be dangerous?A little more clarification on contact with radium without ingesting it would be welcome in this title.

And yet nothing eases my fears faster than an author who knows the importance of displaying their source materials.Right from the start a "Note to the Reader" explains why the author chose one spelling of Marya Sklodowska over another.Later on, Ms. McClafferty gives us copious Source Notes, a rather impressive Selected Bibliography, Illustration Credits, an Index, and (most impressive of all) a wonderful list of well-selected Recommended Web Sites.Kudos all around.What I want to get through to you is that this book is equal parts fun writing and great factual info.Sure it's chock full of great info about this great woman.But it also happens to be a gripping read and a great story to boot.Marie Curie appears here to be the kind of woman authors dream of writing biographies about.Ms. McClafferty just happened to be bright enough to tie in Mrs. Curie's life to the world around her and the fads that came about due to the radium hype.A great book and well worth adding to any and every collection in the country.

Easy To Read Fascinating Biography
I've always loved to read biographies. If you have a middle reader, you'll appreciate Something Out of Nothing. Carla McClafferty has combined solid research with excellent writing.

In the final pages of this book, she writes, "The life of Marie Curie demonstrates that one person can make a difference in the world. She overcame obstables of poverty, fear, depression, discrimination, personal grief, and public humiliation to accomplish groundbreaking scientific work."

The storytelling combined with photographs will make this a valuable book for any young reader. It's an ideal addition for any library or home. ... Read more

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Talk about a “glowing reputation”! Marie Curie, the woman who coined the term radioactivity, won not just one Nobel prize but two—in physics and in chemistry, both supposedly girl-phobic sciences. As with her previous star-studded biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, and Sigmund Freud—all three chosen as ALA Notable Books—Kathleen Krull offers readers a fascinating portrait of this mythic “giant of science” who abhorred publicity. And she also places Curie’s ground-breaking discovery of two elements within the framework of science at that time. ... Read more

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As a poor student in Paris, Marie Curie piled clothes -- and furniture -- on top of herself to keep warm at night. But Marie went on to become the first woman to win a Nobel Prize -- and also the first person to win this award twice. Marie Curie's discoveries in radiation changed the world. She became one of the most important women in science and her research is still important to scientists and doctors today. Radiation is used as a treatment for cancer and to produce electricity, kill organisms that spoil food and detect smoke in homes. ... Read more

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Excellent chldren's introduction
I pulled this book from the university library shelves as I was searching for a good example of a children's biography. For the photobiography genre, it is the best I've seen. The layout and design are excellent. It is informational, engaging and inviting. The layout breaks down a potentially boring subject and bridges the gap between dated photographs and modern sensibilites. This book is a good choice both for casual reader and student seeking information for a report. ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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Enriched by material unavailable to earlier biographers
I've admired Marie Curie (born Maria Sklowdowska in Russian-occupied Poland) longer than I can remember, quite literally. I first read her biography in a "written for children" edition while I was in grade school - Grade 5, perhaps? When I sat in my first day of Laboratory Chemistry class, as a high school junior, I bit my tongue half off as the teacher included this gem of wisdom in his opening remarks: "I know you girls are only taking this class because you need it to get into college. I'll go easy on you. After all, there are very few Marie Curies in the world!" I still wish I'd had the guts to be sent to the office for saying the words that rose up without my bidding them: "And just as few Pierre Curies, Mr. ****."

Anyway, perhaps that anecdote offers a clue as to how much Madame Curie's biographies have meant to me as I've read them over the years. This most recently published one draws on materials not available to previous biographers, letters and journals that were sealed until 1990. While it's hard to beat Eve Curie's 1937 biography of her mother (after all, who knew the woman better?), Susan Quinn's scholarly work adds illumination in plenty because of those additional resources.

This biography tries to be all things to all readers, and that may be cited as a flaw although it's also clearly a virtue. Readers who are primarily or entirely interested in Marie Curie, the individual human being, are likely to slog through the lengthy and detailed descriptions of scientific work while yawning. Readers who want to know about Marie Curie, the scientist, are apt to be bored or even annoyed by the passages that concern her relationships with parents, siblings, husband, children, and (once, during her widowhood) lover. For me, though, it all fit together beautifully. Madame Curie was all of those things, after all. Scientist, daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend. I'm interested now, just as I was at age 10, in all those aspects of her life.

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I had mixed emotions on this book and so did many of the numerous reviews I read.While trying to celebrate Marie Curie in light of our feminist times - a motivating factor in the book's writing, I'm sure - the author spends far too little time on the actual physics of Curie's accomplishments and instead dwells on her love affair with a married collegue, on household matters, trivial matters of her everyday life that may make her seem more approachable to the book's readers, but do nothing to clarify her position in historical physics or her winning, jointly, the Nobel Prize, admittedly then in its infancy.I felt Curie to be an extremely passionate woman, both in her work and in her bed.But I wanted much more detail of the physics than was given.

Quinn: Marie Curie
This book has excellent historical information about Poland and Marie Curie's family before she was born and after.It gives a very good description of her life growing up and her family, as well as personal experiences gleaned from unpublished letters.It brings information hitherto unpublished about her personallife, and it presents her career in a fascinating way.I cannot rate the book highly enough.

For Mr. Howarth
Marie Curie A Life by Susan Quinn takes you on a journey as you discover the life of Marie Curie. From her difficult days under the Russian repression in Poland, to the sexism she faced in Paris, her two Nobel Peace Prizes, and the scandal that almost lost her everything. I especially liked this biography because it was to the point and it did not over glorify Marie's life. The fact of the matter is that Marie's life was full of hardships and this book depicts all of them. I think the author wanted to write this story because she wanted to depict the life of Marie Curie who was an inspiration to several women, and who contributed a great deal to the scientific community. I believe that the author however, wanted to portray her in a real light, so while other biographies might be a little bit more glamorous this one is more realistic. This is an extremely fascinating biography and you should read it because it shows how Marie's life was filled with obstacles, and how she overcame them all.

A wonderful history of Poland as well as a biography
Susan Quinn does a wonderful job of describing the hurdles that Curie's family had to overcome during the occupation of Poland by Russia, Austria, and Prussia. The interesting fact is that all of her siblings were bright and well educated despite the denial of public education. Reading this book has been a delightful experience. ... Read more

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Professional biographer Carl Rollyson has pioneered a new kind of biography for children and adults alike. His narrative of Marie Curie's life is rendered in simple, precise prose, but he also includes material addressed to adults--especially to parents who wish some guidance in discussing what their children read. This home schooling biography also includes a timeline, sources for further study, a glossary, and an index.

Vivid quotations from those who knew Marie Curie as well as a "points to ponder" section in each chapter are designed to provoke further discussion and research into the life and career of one of the century's greatest scientists and--as Rollyson shows--one of the most important figures in human history.

At a time when the ethics of science and of scientists has been called into question, Rollyson's searching examination of Madame Curie's methods and morality makes this a sharply focused and challenging biography.

The Marie Curie that emerges from this account is a woman of great integrity and self-discipline, acutely conscious of her historic role, keenly devoted to protecting her private life, and yet willing to shape her personality to the public roles demanded of her. ... Read more

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It's a good book to kid to learn about science.
Marie Curie is a hard worker, had two daughters, and more things that you'll see if you buy this book. ... Read more

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The professional triumphs and personal struggles of a pioneering woman scientist.

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. ... Read more

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The Hobo Philosopher
This book should be on every Mother's list of gifts for her daughter. What a beautiful portrait of a mother by her daughter. In this age of "feminism" this should also be a must read for women in general. Madame Curie was in a class of intellectual genius by herself. She is one of the most outstanding woman scientists ever - and she was Polish!
She is a great example as a human being, a woman, a mother, a "Polack", a scientist, a wife. Needless to say I was very impressed by the book.The thought that this was written so beautifully by this woman's daughter never left my awareness. This book certainly made this half-Polack extremely proud of his heritage.

Unforgettable.
This is one of the books that will remain closest to me...the kind of book I would definitely have on my own children's bookshelf. I unfortunately had to stop reading the book midway because the library wanted it back, and I was also going to be out of town. Three months later, I still felt compelled to go back to the library and finish off the remaining two or three chapters.

The book is a detailed account of Marie Curie's personal and professional life. And who better to tell this story than Eve, her own daughter. The genius in Mme. Curie was a direct result of her dedication to hard work and an amazing work ethic. From a peasant Polish family, she faced many challenges and postponed her own education and worked for a wealthy family to help pay for her older sister's education. Such was Marie's spirit and selflessness - which extended to her research and her work in science.

Her creation, radium, was the ultimate criminal that led to her untimely death, when she felt she still had a lot to accomplish. The lady was indeed a noble gift to the science world.

Kaila's review
I say that for a biography was pretty good. There was a few boring parts that made me want to put the book. I wouldn't have read this book for pleasure. I had to read it for a physics project. I gave the book 3 stars because I did not necessary enjoy this because it was for school.

Great.
Madame Curie is a touching and honest biography.It tells the perserving story of Marie Curie, a native Pole who would seem out of place in France and--being a woman in a more prejudice timeframe--in the scientific community in general.Although this was the case, it did not stop her from becoming one of the most prolific and important scientists in the realm of physics and chemistry.

Within this book is held the tale of a woman who worked almost every single minute of her life in either the laboratory, the classroom, or her own home.But she never faltered under pressure and endured inhospitable laboratory conditions (she was originally working in a shed to help discover radium, the element that created the field of radiation cancer treatment and spurred the field of nuclear science.

As a biographer, Eve Curie remains factual in content, allowing the reader to form an unbiased opinion of her mother.She buttresses the book with personally letters to and from Marie Curie, which add a first hand account of certain aspects of her mother's life.

A must read for anyone looking for a heartwarming story.

Marie Curie - An Inspiration for All
The book is a reprint of the biography written by Marie Curie's daughter, Eve Curie in 1937.It is a book which should be read by all - especially aspiring scientists.Marie Curie was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in France, the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive two Nobel prizes.The work she accomplished under the most difficult situations for a scientist is truly inspiring. When asked why she and her husband, Pierre Curie did not patent the procedure for extraction and purification of radium, something which would have made them very wealthy, she said "No, It would be contrary to the scientific spirit."How refreshing, since in today's world the first thought of scientists is patenting their discoveries. ... Read more

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A biography on the scientist Marie Curie who twice received the Nobel Prize for her work with radium. ... Read more

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Excellent for children interested in physics or chemistry.
While the book "Marie Curie" by Dana Meachen Rau is short, it is informative as well.The layout was very pleasant and kept my child entertained.Not only were we able to talk about the story of Marie Curie's life but we also used the pictures to discuss what life would have been like during the time she was alive.

This book introduces complex vocabulary and ideas in a way that is an easy introduction to physics and chemistry.Not only are the terms (such as Nobel Prize and radium) explained in the body of the book, but a glossary is also included at the back.Be sure to also check out the internet links at the back of the book as well.

"Marie Curie" is an excellent introduction to scientific ideas and thought to children.It also is a great way to let kids know that they can overcome obstacles.Through this book we learned that not only did Marie Curie overcome economic obstacles but also societal views towards women (she was the first female professor at her university!).

This is an excellent, and quick, read for both boys and girls.My son even asked to read it again! ... Read more

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Marie Curie was a world-renowned scientist who made many important

discoveries, as well as a great teacher and a mother, but her

accomplishments didn't come easily.

Born Maria Sklodovska in 1867, Marie grew up in Russia-occupied Poland

where schools were not allowed to teach Polish history or language, and

lab experiments were forbidden in science classes. When Marie was young,

her mother and eldest sister both passed away. Marie was determined not

to let hardships get in the way of her dreams. She went on to win two

Nobel Prizes, one each in physics and chemistry, making her the first

woman

to win the award and first person ever honored with two of them.

Read all about the clever young girl whose hard work lead to brilliant

contributions in the field of science.

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Best-selling author Barbara Goldsmith on the myth and reality behind the extraordinary "Madame Curie."

The myth of Marie Curie—the penniless Polish immigrant who, through genius and obsessive persistence, endured years of toil and deprivation to produce radium, a luminous panacea for all the world's ills including cancer—has obscured the remarkable truth behind her discoveries. Curie's shrewd though controversial insight was that radioactivity was an atomic property that could be used to discover new elements. While her work won her two Nobel Prizes and transformed our world, it did not liberate her from the prejudices of either the male-dominated scientific community or society. Here is an all-too-human woman trying to balance science, love, and the family values that constitute her legacy.

Using original research (diaries, letters, and family interviews) to peel away the layers of myth and reveal the woman behind the icon, the acclaimed author and historian Barbara Goldsmith offers a dazzling portrait of Curie, her amazing discoveries, and the price she paid for fame. 15 photographs. ... Read more

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Obsessive Genius
This is one of the most wonderful biographies I've ever read. It is not a dry listing of dates but rather a tender telling of the lives of the Curies. I highly recommend it.

Wonderfully Demystifies Marie Curie
Growing up, I hung a picture of Marie Curie along with those of other scientists on a wall in our living room. Until I picked up this book, I was only briefly aware of her early struggles, nobel prizes and her scientific contributions. Like for many others, she has been my role model and inspired me to dream big and overcome many socio-economic hurdles.

With this book, I have rediscovered some of the Marie Curie I knew as a child, some images of Marie Curie as an ideal career woman have been shattered but I have been able to perceive the pieces of Marie Curie that I can choose to be or not be in my remaining life. This book is much more than a chronicle of one scientist's life- you will read about Marie's jealousy and meanness towards another leading woman scientist of her time, Lise Meitner, you will perhaps wonder whether everyone who has ever won the Nobel Prize deserved it and also whether some who did not ever win actually deserve it more. The craze and myth that came to surround Radium at that time will sound all too familiar for those keeping up with new technologies of our time.

This is a great book for everyone (wo/man, non-/scientist) who has ever been curious about Marie Curie and the people behind the evolving story of particle physics at that time.

Great read
I read this book for background on Marie Curie because I'm working on a project related to her - this book far surpassed my expectations. It was engaging, informative, and a great story.

Obsessive - Yes. Genius - Yes
The title is both descriptive, and very apt, for it sums up the story of this remarkable lady in two words. Barbara Goldsmith gets under the façade of Marie Curie, and gives some thoughtful insights into her life, and perhaps the reasons she worked in the way that she did. For, make no mistake, here was a very purposeful, driven lady.

Most would know Curie as a scientist, the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize (in 1903, jointly with her husband and Henri Becquerel) but also one of very few to have been awarded this accolade twice. Her second award was an individual award (after the untimely death of Pierre), announced just before a scandal broke in France concerning her relationship with another in the field of radioactivity. Goldsmith gives a more rounded picture than the usual view, concentrating both on her achievements, and her short-comings.

After her rise to prominence with the isolation of radium and polonium (named in honour of her homeland and beloved Poland), Curie was there to be shot at. She was successful, and she was a woman. Society delights in bringing such individuals down, but Curie's behaviour would have attracted scant attention in a man. Goldsmith goes some way to disentangling the woman from the myth, which was perversely a myth that Marie Curie deliberately fostered.

Curie is remembered for radium, but Goldsmith also highlights her contribution to the development of x-ray technology, particularly mobile x-ray in the First World War. She was also a noted peace activist, and a campaigner for women's rights, and is held aloft as an inspiration to women the world over. But Curie was intensely driven, at the expense of both her family, and those she worked with. A reader is also tempted to ask if Curie was aware of the dangers of radiation exposure, and if she was, would she have acted in the same way. Goldsmith does not ask this question directly, but leads readers to ask it for themselves. I would postulate that she would have acted in the same way, and was aware of some of the dangers, and still acted as she did.

Curie achieved remarkably results in spite of the fact that she was a woman. She had continually to overcome prejudice because of her ethnicity or gender. Goldsmith convinces me that it was not easy to work with this woman, or have her as a mother. Part of her legacy is that the elder of her two daughters was the second woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize. Even though this was after Marie Curie's death, Goldsmith intimates that she would not have been surprised or pleased. She would have expected it!

Obsessive. Yes. Genius. Yes. That sums up Marie Curie very well

Peter Morgan (morganp@supanet.com)

precise and brilliant!
I just have good words for this wonderful book. A concise book with just the information you need to know and a story, the real story of this remarkable woman. The life of Marie is kind of sad, but the accomplisment she made, outstanding.This books is also, a good portrait of the story of particles and radioactivity. ... Read more

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The "Easy Biographies" series focuses on the childhood and young-adult years of famous men and women who overcame obstacles to achieve greatness. Inspirational and informative reading for students with big dreams. ... Read more

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great introduction.
i had the easy biography series as a young child in the 80's and can still to this day, recount most of it's characters' life histories and accomplishments. my husband coincidentally read the same series as a child and remembers them as well. these books are timeless andwill undoubtedly influence children today as they did in the 1980's. ... Read more

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Marie Curie (1867-1934) was one of the most important woman scientists in history, and she was one of the most influential scientists--man or woman--of the 20th century. Curie postulated that radiation was an atomic property, a discovery that has led to significant scientific developments since. She was also the first person to use the term "radioactivity." Her perseverance led to the discovery of two new elements, polonium and radium. This combination of creativity and perseverance netted her two Nobel Prizes, one in physics and the second in chemistry. This book, however, looks at more than her scientific achievements. While Curie is often portrayed as a stern, one-dimensional woman so totally committed to her science that she was incapable of complex emotions, the truth is that the opposite is the case. Marie Curie: A Biography covers her entire lifetime, beginning with her early life and education in a Poland under the oppressive rule of the czar of Russia. The book discusses all aspects--both personal and scientific--of her fascinating life:

• Her education at the Sorbonne in Paris, where she earned the equivalent of two master's degrees--one in physics and a second in mathematics
• Her marriage to Pierre Curie, with whom she collaborated on much of her scientific work
• The personal scandal that surrounded Marie in the aftermath of Pierre's tragic death
• The Nobel Prize awards, and the detractors who believed that her work was actually performed by her husband
• Curie's work in establishing mobile X-ray units during World War I, and the establishment of radium institutes to study radiation

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Inspiring biographies of scientific pioneers! Included in these books are:

• Glossary
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Marie Curie discovered radium and went on to lead the scientific community in studying the theory behind and the uses of radioactivity. She left a vast legacy to future scientists through her research, her teaching, and her contributions to the welfare of humankind. She was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, yet upon her death in 1934, Albert Einstein was moved to say, "Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted." She was a physicist, a wife and mother, and a groundbreaking professional woman. This biography is an inspirational and exciting story of scientific discovery and personal commitment. ... Read more

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Not for Adults
I thought this was the new book on Marie Curie that received a rave. Later I found out that the book I wanted was Obsessive Genius:The Inner World of Marie. This one is OK for kids, but not for adults and it is not very accurate.

A concise, complete biography of an amazing women!
If you are looking for a concise, straight to the point biography of Marie Curie, then look no further. The book is an easy read that will keep you interested. Mainly focusing on Curie's study and discoovery of radioactivity, this book is great for a science research paper, whether it be a biography on Curie or on the science of Radioactiviy. A very well written book, highly recommended!! ... Read more