Obsessive Genius

De: Barbara Goldsmith

Narrado por: Eliza Foss

Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had been sealed for over 60 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.

The best-selling, "excellent...poignant - and scientifically lucid - portrait" (New York Times Book Review) of the remarkable Marie Curie....

©2005 Barbara Goldsmith (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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"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)

Mr. & Mrs. Curie; Pierre and Marie

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This book gives a lot of credit to Mr. Pierre Curie which he deserves, he was a great scientist in his own right and helped make her what she became, a great scientist and person.

Interesting!

Loved learning about Curie even though my eyes glazed over when reading about scientific theories and experiments. But the book is entirely worth it!

Great account of a genius ahead of her era

Great bio of a genius caught up in an era where women were denied access to study, professions and positions, and insight into a host of discoveries in physics, chemistry and medicine, now applied to everyday life across home, manufacturing, science and war. Curious anecdotes also of everyday life and society from late 1800s to the Nazi era and second world war.

Very scientific

3.5 STARS

OBSESSIVE GENIUS took me weeks to plod through as I’m much more interested in the life of Marie Curie than the intricacies of her scientific process.

Still, this is a well researched and compiled book, so I rates higher than my lack of enjoyment.

Loved it!

The story was well-written, and I felt as if I was there in the same room watching what are we listening to. The story provided details of Cities life I had been unaware of. Overall, I loved it.