Vintage first edition 1938 Madame Curie A Biography by Eve Curie. Translated by Vincent Sheean. - Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867–1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide acclaim and was, indeed, one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curie’s daughter, the renowned international activist Eve Curie, this biography chronicles Curie’s legendary achievements in science, including her pioneering efforts in the study of radioactivity and her two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. It also spotlights her remarkable life, from her childhood in Poland, to her storybook Parisian marriage to fellow scientist Pierre Curie, to her tragic death from the very radium that brought her fame. - First US edition published in 1938 by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City. - Black and white illustrations throughout - 412 pages - Good overall condition. Some light surface wear to cover. Pages are clean excepting general yellowing. Inscription of original owner in front.