Why a bio of Marie Curie? It's elementary--she discovered two elements, won a Nobel Prize, and is the world's most famous female scientist! Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Later Marie won another Nobel award for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation. Author Megan Stine has written several biographies for young readers, including Who Is Michelle Obama? and Who Was Sally Ride? She lives in Clinton, Connecticut. Publisher : Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition (August 7, 2014) Language : English Paperback : 112 pages ISBN-10 : 9780448478968 ISBN-13 : 978-0448478968 Reading age : 8 - 12 years Lexile measure : 690L