The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in ScienceNew · Nonfiction, Science, Biography
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
2024 · 318 pages · Nonfiction
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★ 3.92 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2024). 3.92★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
28Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers26 out of 100 · counts 50%+15
- Buzz51 out of 100 · counts 15%+9
Where it ranks
- #89 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #178 of the 207 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #576 of the 730 new books we rank
- #1168 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2024)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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