Marie Curie [antikvár]

ForewordAt the beginning of this century a quiet, shy Polish woman made a discovery that changed the course of historyShe was Marie Curie, the discoverer of the powerful element, radium, and pioneer in the science of radioactivity Twice a Nobel Prize winner; her research was fundamental to our understanding of the atom. It also made possible a revolutionary new treatment for cancer.But Marie's story is not just one of brilliant scientific achievement. It is also the very human story of her passionate conviction that an individual's work can help mankind; it is a story of struggle, of a woman denied access to education; it is a story of hard, painstaking work, of determination, of tragedyBy her conviction and her courage, Marie Curie has left us a rich legacy of benefits that now extend into almost every area of our lives, not least in the discovery and treatment of disease.oujJh yLcJU^sMargaret Thatcher