Eve Curie - Madame Curie

Marie Sklodowska-Curie (1867–1934) was the first female scientist to receive international acclaim and was, in fact, one of the leading figures in 20th-century scientific research. Written by Ève Curie, her daughter and renowned activist, this biography describes her achievements in science, her pioneering work on radioactivity, and how it earned her two Nobel Prizes, in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.

But it doesn't stop there. Narrated with passion, this account also includes memories of her childhood in Poland, her marriage in Paris to Pierre Curie, her life and laboratory partner, and the controversies that marked her final years before she died a victim of the element to which she had dedicated her entire life. A remarkable and inspiring story.