La historia oculta de Marie Curie, la madre de la f sica moderna. Todos creemos saber qui n fue Marie Sklodowska. Tambi n conocida como Marie Curie, fue la primera mujer en recibir un premio Nobel y la primera mujer cient fica en ser reconocida universalmente: su descubrimiento de la radioactividad fue el inicio de una brillante carrera que culmin con la incorporaci n de dos nuevos elementos a la tabla peri dica. Trabajadora incansable, Marie Curie vivi aparentemente ajena a las limitaciones impuestas a las mujeres de su tiempo. La realidad, sin embargo, es que fue denostada y agredida: la tildaron de impostora, de jud a inmigrante, de ad ltera, de aprovechada... Esta apasionante biograf a nos har descubrir con nuevos ojos la vida de una cient fica extraordinaria que, todav a hoy, sigue suscitando una inmensa fascinaci n.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The hidden story of Marie Curie, the mother of modern physics. We all think we know who Marie Sklodowska was. Also known as Marie Curie, she was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first female scientist to be universally recognized: her discovery of radioactivity was the beginning of a brilliant career that culminated in the addition of two new elements to the periodic table. A tireless worker, Marie Curie seemed oblivious to the limitations imposed on women of her time. The reality, however, is that she was despised and attacked: she was branded an impostor, a Jewish immigrant, an adulteress, an opportunist... This fascinating biography will allow us to discover with new eyes the life of an extraordinary scientist who, even today, continues to arouse immense appeal.
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