The Curies

Focusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers <I>The Curies</i> is the first biography to trace the entire Curie dynasty from Pierre and Marie's fruitful union and achievements to the lives and accomplishments of their two daughters Irèegrave;ne and Eve and son-in-law Frederic Joliot-Curie. Biographer Denis Brian digs deep beneath the headlines and legends to reveal the Curies’ multigenerational saga in its entirety featuring new never-before-published personal information as well as newly revealed correspondence and diary excerpts. Brimming with endearing and often amusing anecdotes about this much-misunderstood clan <I>The Curies</i> reveals a family as closely intertwined in their private lives as they were in their professional endeavors.