![]() 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. poignantand scientifically lucid portrait"" (New York Times Book Review) of the remarkable Marie Curie. Obsessive Genius is a dazzling portrait of Curie, her amazing scientific success, and the price she paid for fame. For, make no mistake, here was a very purposeful, driven lady. ![]() Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had been sealed for over sixty years, Barbara Goldsmith reveals the Marie Curie behind the mythan all-too-human woman struggling to balance a spectacular scientific career, a demanding family, the prejudice of society, and her own passionate nature. Barbara Goldsmith gets under the façade of Marie Curie, and gives some thoughtful insights into her life, and perhaps the reasons she worked in the way that she did. ![]()
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