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“Madame Curie: A Biography” is a biography of the famous scientist Marie Curie, written by her daughter, Eve Curie. The book provides an intimate and personal look at the life of Marie Curie, a pioneering physicist and chemist known for her groundbreaking research on radioactivity and her discovery of the elements polonium and radium.
Eve Curie’s biography offers insights into Marie Curie’s early life in Poland, her education in Paris, her scientific work alongside her husband Pierre Curie, and her remarkable achievements, including becoming the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. The book also delves into Marie Curie’s personal life, including her marriage, motherhood, and the challenges she faced as a female scientist in a male-dominated field.
Published in 1937, “Madame Curie: A Biography” provides a unique perspective on the life and accomplishments of Marie Curie from the perspective of her own daughter. It remains a well-regarded and influential work that has contributed to the enduring fascination with the life and contributions of Marie Curie to science and humanity.
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