They called it the shed, though it was more of a dilapidated hangar. A former anatomy theater, it housed old pinewood tables, a cast-iron stove and a blackboard—all under a high ceiling that leaked.

He also is quoted as saying "Madame Curie is a hard person to handle ... From the evidence presented in the book, the answer is "probably not." In fact it would seem that Pierre was an introvert and ...

Long before the women who helped win the space race were depicted in the 2016 film “Hidden Figures,” women were making contributions to science that far outpaced the credit they were given for their ...

Lauren Gunderson’s play “The Half-Life of Marie Curie” is based on the true friendship of European scientists Marie Curie and ...

Marie Curie’s scientific journey truly began when she met and married Pierre Curie, a fellow physicist. The couple’s collaborative work led to the discovery of two new elements, polonium and ...

Nobody could have guessed that this immigrant, with barely a penny to her name, would go on to demolish some of science’s most firmly held beliefs… But Marie Sklodowska Curie was no ordinary ...