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Madame Curie

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421
Condition:
Good - Light shelf wear, crisp pages; 15% of the book (roughly 60 pages) contains limited and sparse underlining and marginal notes; tight binding
Format:
Paperback, 393 pages
Publisher:
Da Capo Press, 1986
Edition:
Reprint of the Originally Published 1937 Edition
Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867—1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide fame, and indeed, one of the great scientists of this century. Winner of two Nobel Prizes (for physics in 1903 and for chemistry in 1911), she performed pioneering studies with radium and contributed profoundly to the understanding of radioactivity. The history of her story-book marriage to Pierre Curie, of their refusal to patent their processes or otherwise profit from the commercial exploitation of radium, and her tragically ironic death are legendary and well known but are here revealed from an inside perspective. But, as this book reveals, it was also true. An astonishing mind and a remarkable life are here portrayed by Marie Curie's daughter in a classic and moving account.

Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867—1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide fame, and indeed, one of the great scientists of this century. Winner of two Nobel Prizes (for physics in 1903 and for chemistry in 1911), she performed pioneering studies with radium and contributed profoundly to the understanding of radioactivity. The history of her story-book marriage to Pierre Curie, of their refusal to patent their processes or otherwise profit from the commercial exploitation of radium, and her tragically ironic death are legendary and well known but are here revealed from an inside perspective. But, as this book reveals, it was also true. An astonishing mind and a remarkable life are here portrayed by Marie Curie's daughter in a classic and moving account.

Editorial Reviews

"The actual record of Marie Curie's life is epic.  Eve Curie writes that epic movingly."  —Chicago Tribune

"One does not feel it necessary to discount statements because of a daughter's prejudice or affection.  Rather it seems as if some of the keen judgment which the mother displayed in science has influenced her daughter in selection of material and in depth of insight she displays in interpreting her mother's character."  —Arthur H. Compton

"This is a love story of two who were great scientists and, at the same time, noble and highly civilized human beings.  It is appropriate that a daughter should have written it so well." —Hans Zinsser

"A biography that stirs the heart and the mind by a fine counterpoint of sense and sensibility, a great story superbly told."  —New York Times

About the Author

Ève Curie Labouisse (1904—2007), a journalist and humanitarian, is best known for her biography of her mother, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie. Published in 1937, Madame Curie chronicled the life of Marie Curie, who earned the Nobel Prize twice, first in physics in 1903 and again in chemistry in 1911. The book quickly became a bestseller and in 1943 was made into a Hollywood film, starring Greer Garson as Marie and Walter Pidgeon as Pierre.  After a career as a journalist and author, she worked tirelessly with UNICEF, helping children and mothers in developing countries.