TY - BOOK N2 - Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered. Readers will learn about the dark side of a woman and her devotion to science--the politics of science, her depression, and the drive to succeed. It is a brutally honest portrayal of a woman in a field dominated by men. AB - Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered. Readers will learn about the dark side of a woman and her devotion to science--the politics of science, her depression, and the drive to succeed. It is a brutally honest portrayal of a woman in a field dominated by men. T1 - Marie Curie / DA - 2007. CY - New York : AU - Krull, Kathleen. AU - Kulikov, Boris, CN - QD22.C8 CN - QD22.C8 PB - Viking Children's Book, PP - New York : PY - 2007. ID - 342870 KW - Women chemists KW - Women chemists KW - Chemists KW - Chemists KW - Women chemists KW - Women chemists KW - Chemists KW - Chemists SN - 9780670058945 SN - 0670058947 TI - Marie Curie / ER -