I can still remember a comic book version of the life of Marie Curie that someone gave me when I was fairly young. What an interesting life she chose to lead! Marie Curie, the first major woman scientist of modern times -- and perhaps the first celebrity woman scientist -- was dedicated to work and family, and made major contributions to the beginnings of modern physics.
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The biography of Marie Curie by Susan Quinn is now available as an eBook Marie Curie: A Life