Marie Curie. The Contemporary Age, #6

Marie Curie traces the fascinating story of a woman who defied the limits of her time to forever change the course of science. From her childhood in a subjugated Poland, through her years of poverty in Paris, the love and collaboration with Pierre Curie, the discovery of polonium and radium, to worldwide fame, scandals, war, and the physical toll of her devotion to knowledge, this work offers a profound and compelling portrait of one of the most extraordinary figures in history.
It reveals not only the great scientist, but also the flesh-and-blood woman: brilliant, persevering, complex, and vulnerable, whose legacy continues to illuminate the modern world.