Curie

"Marie Curie was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, she won two - in 1903 and 1911. Though her work was neglected by the scientific establishment in Paris, she made pioneering discoveries in the field of radioactivity and discovered two elements, Radium and Polonium. Sarah Dry offers a picture of a more dynamic and politically engaged Curie than the isolated genius of popular belief." "This book also includes an essay by Sabine Seifert on Irene Joliot-Curie, Marie Curie's little-recognised daughter and co-worker, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935"--Jacket.