Marie Curie

Professional biographer Carl Rollyson has pioneered a new kind of biography for children and adults alike. His narrative of <I>Marie Curie's</I> life is rendered in simple precise prose but he also includes material addressed to adults--especially to parents who wish some guidance in discussing what their children read. This home schooling biography also includes a timeline sources for further study a glossary and an index.</p><p> Vivid quotations from those who knew <I>Marie Curie</I> as well as a points to ponder section in each chapter are designed to provoke further discussion and research into the life and career of one of the century's greatest scientists and--as Rollyson shows--one of the most important figures in human history.</p><p> At a time when the ethics of science and of scientists has been called into question Rollyson's searching examination of Madame Curie's methods and morality makes this a sharply focused and challenging biography. </p><p> The <I>Marie Curie</I> that emerges from this account is a woman of great integrity and self-discipline acutely conscious of her historic role keenly devoted to protecting her private life and yet willing to shape her personality to the public roles demanded of her.