Madame Curie
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
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Few lives have burned as brilliantly — or as quietly — as that of Marie Curie, the Polish-born physicist who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person in history to win the award in two separate sciences. Written by her daughter Eve Curie, Madame Curie is a deeply intimate and luminously researched biography that chronicles the extraordinary journey of a woman who shattered the boundaries of gender and convention to revolutionise our understanding of radioactivity, all while navigating poverty, grief, and the relentless prejudice of the scientific establishment. Translated by Vincent Sheean and prefaced by Mitchell Wilson, this biography transcends the conventions of the genre to become both a portrait of genius and a meditation on sacrifice, love, and the singular devotion required to reshape human knowledge. Eve Curie writes with a daughter's warmth and a journalist's precision, presenting her mother not as an untouchable icon but as a fully realised human being — driven, melancholic, and profoundly passionate. Originally published in 1937 to international acclaim, Madame Curie remains one of the most celebrated scientific biographies ever written, leaving the reader to wonder: what invisible forces — beyond radium — truly powered the woman who lit up the world?
Author: Eve Curie
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Few lives have burned as brilliantly — or as quietly — as that of Marie Curie, the Polish-born physicist who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person in history to win the award in two separate sciences. Written by her daughter Eve Curie, Madame Curie is a deeply intimate and luminously researched biography that chronicles the extraordinary journey of a woman who shattered the boundaries of gender and convention to revolutionise our understanding of radioactivity, all while navigating poverty, grief, and the relentless prejudice of the scientific establishment. Translated by Vincent Sheean and prefaced by Mitchell Wilson, this biography transcends the conventions of the genre to become both a portrait of genius and a meditation on sacrifice, love, and the singular devotion required to reshape human knowledge. Eve Curie writes with a daughter's warmth and a journalist's precision, presenting her mother not as an untouchable icon but as a fully realised human being — driven, melancholic, and profoundly passionate. Originally published in 1937 to international acclaim, Madame Curie remains one of the most celebrated scientific biographies ever written, leaving the reader to wonder: what invisible forces — beyond radium — truly powered the woman who lit up the world?