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"In The Elements of Marie Curie, historian of science Dava Sobel constructs a fresh portrait of the icon and two-time Nobel laureate. In her well-researched and compellingly written book, Sobel recounts how working with Curie raised the profile of many other pioneering women in radiochemistry and atomic physics."

nature.com/articles/d41586-024

www.nature.comWhat if Marie Curie’s greatest legacy was not her two Nobel prizes?A compelling book uncovers little-known aspects of the iconic chemist’s life, and the pioneering — if troubled — careers of the women who worked with her.

Prague, 23 November 1911
Highly esteemed Mrs. Curie,
Please forgive me for writing to you without having much of substance to convey. I am so outraged by the disgraceful manner in which the public is now scrutinizing you that I must express my feelings. I am certain that you, with your usual disdain for such base behavior, see through both their insincere praise and their sensationalist hungr...

Yours sincerely,
A. Einstein #Einstein #MarieCurie