Why a bio of Marie Curie? It's elementary--she discovered two elements, won a Nobel Prize, and is the world's most famous female scientist!
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.
By:
Megan Stine, Who HQ Illustrated by:
Ted Hammond Imprint: Grosset and Dunlap Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 194mm,
Width: 135mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 125g ISBN:9780448478968 ISBN 10: 044847896X Series:Who Was? Pages: 112 Publication Date:07 August 2014 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Megan Stine has written several biographies for young readers, includingWho Is Michelle Obama? and Who Was Sally Ride? She lives in Clinton, Connecticut.