obsessive genius the inner world of marie curie

Her powerful portrait reveals a woman of great passion, genius, and pain who changed the world. In the end, the mystery of the great Madame remains, but a deeper understanding of what she went through as a woman and a scientist shines as strong as her radium.'- San Francisco Chronicle 'Bestselling historian Goldsmith incisively chronicles intensely dramatic life. Goldsmith leads the reader through a wonderland of facts with just the right blend of science and story. Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie (Great Discoveries) ISBN 9780393327489 0393327485 by Goldsmith, Barbara - buy, sell or rent this book for. poignant-and scientifically lucid- portrait' ( New York Times Book Review) of the remarkable Marie Curie. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Obsessive Genius is a dazzling portrait of Curie, her amazing scientific success, and the price she paid for fame. All about Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie by Barbara Goldsmith. The author begins Curie's life from her girlhood in Poland, brings her to France and her marriage with Pierre Curie, the love of her life, and concludes the narrative with Curie's death, and how her eldest daughter, Irene, carried on her parents' work (and also died at an early age). Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had been sealed for over sixty years, Barbara Goldsmith reveals the Marie Curie behind the myth-an all-too-human woman struggling to balance a spectacular scientific career, a demanding family, the prejudice of society, and her own passionate nature.

Obsessive genius the inner world of marie curie