Marie Curie

About this book

Celebrated author and artist Demi beautifully portrays the life and story of Marie Curie, the revolutionary scientist and winner of two Nobel Prizes.Maria Salomea Sklodowaska was born on November 7, 1867. Her family called her Manya, but the world would remember her by another Marie Curie, one of the greatest scientists who ever lived.In a time when few women attended college, Marie earned degrees in physics and mathematics and went on to discover two radium and polonium. She also invented a new word along the radioactive . This book celebrates her momentous achievements while also educating its readers about her scientific accomplishments and their implications.