Reviews for Marie Curie (Giants of Science Series #4)

The average rating for Marie Curie (Giants of Science Series #4) based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-02-16 00:00:00 John Meza This was a well done biography of one of the first really important female scientists of the modern era. Marie Curie won two Nobel prizes, in different fields. I have read biographies of Curie before but I learned things from this biography. The author points out how much Curie had to struggle against prejudice against women in her lifetime, as well as the fact she lived her life as a foreigner in France which has never been greatly accepting of non French people. I also understood better the reason that she got 2 Nobels, in different fields. I also appreciated understanding Curie's attitude better. She wasn't trying to be a martyr to Science so much as first she was ignorant of the damage radiation could do, then she simply ignored it. She expected lift to be a challenge and considered that part of the challenges of life. Krull was I think making a point about how much damage the radiation did to the Curie family by pointing out that the daughter not interested in science, Eve, a musician and writer, lived to the age of 102 years as contrasted to the fairly young lives of the rest of the Curie family. I feel Krull has never gotten the recognition she deserves in youth nonfiction literature. She is an excellent writer but probably not quite of the caliber of Freedman, Marin and Sheinkin. I have to wonder if she might have won more awards if she had not been female? Highly recommended.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-12-19 00:00:00 Jennifer Guzman Absolutely awesome book! Inspired me to become a chemist.