The Elements of Marie Curie
Dava Sobel
Atlantic Monthly Press/IPG
Oct. 8, 2024
Sobel melds hard science with warm biography in this story of the amazing Marie Curie. Not only did she master both physics and chemistry at a time when women were strongly discouraged from the sciences, but she made it her mission to bring other women into her labs - opening a door for many who excelled in several different sciences.
She raised two strong, brilliant daughters, mostly alone after Pierre's sudden death. And wielded an X ray machine during WWI combat to help save lives.
This is a loving and intelligent look at an extraordinary life.
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