Meet Manya Sklodowska, better known today as Marie Curie, the co-discoverer of radium, and who became the first woman awarded the Nobel prize for her work on the discovery. Learn what life was like for Marie, and the effect her discovery had on the world.

Beginnings -- Governess -- Pierre -- Discovery -- Fame -- Trouble -- Scandal -- War -- Danger -- Endings -- Legacy -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Recommended web sites -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index.