Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had been sealed for over sixty years, Barbara Goldsmith reveals the Marie Curie behind the myth--an all-too-human woman struggling to balance a spectacular scientific career, a demanding family, the prejudice of society, and her own passionate nature. Obsessive Genius is a dazzling portrait of Curie, her amazing scientific success, and the price she paid for fame.
Review Quotes:
Never a dull moment...Goldsmith leads the reader through a wonderland of facts with just the right blend of science and story. In the end, the mystery of the great Madame [Curie] remains, but a deeper understanding of what she went through as a woman and a scientist shines as strong as her radium.-- "San Francisco Chronicle"
Bestselling historian Goldsmith incisively chronicles [Curie's] intensely dramatic life...Her powerful portrait reveals a woman of great passion, genius, and pain who changed the world.-- "Booklist, starred review"
Barbara Goldsmith (1931--2016), a journalist and philanthropist, was the author of Little Gloria...Happy at Last, Obsessive Genius, Johnson v. Johnson, The Straw Man, and Other Powers.
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub Date: October 17, 2005
0.69" H x 8.02" L x 5.52" W
272 pages
paperback