Marie Curie and the Story of Radium

By: Grace T. Hallock

Narrated by: Amy J. Johnson

Adapted for middle-schoolers by Grace T. Hallock from Madame Curie, A Biography, written by her daughter Eve Curie and translated by Vincent Sheean, this concise summary highlights the challenges, successes and struggles Marie Curie experienced throughout her lifetime.

This short audiobook dives into her difficult childhood, the hurdles she overcame in order to get an education in Russia controlled Poland, as well as the endless travails she had as one of the few female scientists at the turn of the 20th century. It covers her love story with Pierre Curie and their professional partnership that led to the discovery of Radium. This discovery eventually ushered Marie Curie into becoming the first female scientist to receive 2 Nobel prizes for her work.

The audiobook concludes with an educational portion about radium and its possibilities. The element of radium continues to be a life altering scientific discovery in our world, making Marie Curie one of the most important scientists in human history.

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