A review by finnickdeservedbetter
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel

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3.75

"Even now, nearly a century after her death, Marie [Skłodowska] Curie remains the only female scientist whom most people can name."

I think this is a good overview for anyone not already familiar with her work, but it didn't really go in-depth at all (not that I expected it considering the page count) and it barely touched on her being Polish. She didn't just move to Paris and become French. She still very much loved Poland. To many she's Marie Curie, but she's Maria Salomea SKŁODOWSKA-Curie and that's too often erased.
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