Marie Curie and Radioactivity

Eureka! Through a first-person narrative, this biography tells the story of Marie Curie and how she discovered radioactivity.

What would it feel like to be right there when a scientist experiences her “eureka!” moment? Find out! Marie Curie had to secretly educate herself in a time and place where women were forbidden to study. Yet she managed to become the first woman professor in France’s most famous university, the Sorbonne, and the head of research in the science department. This inspi...