Early years
Maria Skłodowska was born in Warsaw, in Congress Poland in the Russian Empire, on 7 November 1867, the fifth and youngest child of well-known teachers Bronisława, née Boguska, and

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The physical and societal aspects of the Curies' work contributed to shaping the world of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Cornell University professor L. Pearce Williams observes:
The result of the Curies' work was epoch-making. Radium's

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As one of the most famous scientists, Marie Curie has become an icon in the scientific world and has received tributes from across the globe,

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Numerous biographies are devoted to her, including:
• Ève Curie (Marie Curie's daughter), Madame Curie, 1938.

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Nonfiction
• Curie, Marie (1921). The Discovery of Radium . Poughkeepsie: Vassar College.
• Curie, Eve (2001). Madame Curie: A Biography. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81038-1.

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• Works by Marie Curie at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
• Works by Marie Curie at Open Library

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• Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg, who sponsored Marie Curie's visit to the US
• Eusapia Palladino: Spiritualist medium whose Paris séances were attended by an intrigued Pierre Curie and a skeptical Marie Curie

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