SHE DISCOVERED A HIDDEN POWER INSIDE MATTER Marie Curie's curiosity led her to uncover the mystery of radioactivity. Working tirelessly in a small laboratory, she discovered two new elements and changed the future of science and medicine. Her research helped doctors treat serious illnesses and opened the door to modern physics. She became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize-and the only person to win in two different sciences. WHY READ THIS BOOK? * Learn how persistence leads to discovery * Discover how science helps medicine * Understand the power of curiosity * Be inspired to break barriers BORN: 1867 * Discovered Polonium and Radium * Won Two Nobel Prizes * Pioneer of Radioactivity * Changed science and medicine * Element curium named in her honor
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