Who Was Marie Curie?
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This lively biography helps readers see how Marie Curie's brilliance and determination broke barriers in both science and society, opening doors for generations of researchers.
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Curiosity meets courage in this inspiring introduction to one of history’s greatest scientists. Megan Stine’s lively storytelling helps readers see how Marie Curie’s brilliance and determination broke barriers in both science and society. It’s a fascinating glimpse into how one woman’s passion for discovery transformed the world—and opened doors for generations to come.
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Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics.
There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history.
Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903.
(Later Marie won another Nobel award for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation.
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- Elementary
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- Scientist
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- Megan Stine
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