| Introduction |
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| Timeline of Events in the Life of Marie Curie |
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Chapter 1 Early Life and Education |
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Chapter 2 Preparing for the Future |
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Chapter 3 Paris and the Sorbonne |
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Chapter 4 Pierre and Marie |
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43 | (16) |
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Chapter 5 The Discovery of Radium: A Scientific Breakthrough |
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Chapter 6 A Year of Contrasts: Good News, Bad News |
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Chapter 7 "Pierre Is Dead? Dead? Absolutely Dead?" |
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95 | (10) |
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105 | (16) |
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Chapter 9 The Second Nobel Prize, Its Aftermath, and War |
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121 | (16) |
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Chapter 10 Marie and the United States of America |
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151 | (18) |
| Conclusion |
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| Epilogue |
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| Bibliography |
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179 | (2) |
| Index |
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