Curie
Marie Curie (1867-1934) was not only the first woman to win the Nobel Prize -- she won two. For many years the scientific establishment in Paris neglected her work, but in 1903, with her husband Pierre and Henri Becquerel, she won the Nobel Prize for Physics for their pioneering work in the field of radioactivity. Eight years later, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for her discovery of Radium and Polonium. Sarah Dry offers a picture of a more dynamic and politically engaged Curie...
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Curie was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize she won it twice
Early Years (1867-1891)1Paris (1891-1897)11Discovering Radium (1897-1902)26Theorizing Radioactivity (1902-1906)53Death and Laboratory Life (1906-1911)70Scandal (1911-1914)81War (1914-1918)95Final Years (1919-1934)106Irene Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)129Notes151Chronology154Further Reading162Picture Sources165Index166
