Madame Curie
Madame Curie is a 1943 biographical film about Marie Curie's life and the work she did with her husband Pierre Curie in the discovery of radium. The story is adapted from the biography Madame Curie by Eve Curie, a daughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. The film is directed by Mervyn LeRoy and stars Greer Garson as Marie Curie, Walter Pidgeon as Pierre Curie, Henry Travers as Eugene Curie, and Albert Bassermann as Prof. Jean Perot. The film begins with Marie Sklodowska who is a poor, idealistic student living in Paris and studying at the Sorbonne, and ends with a speech Marie Curie gives at the 25th anniversary celebration of the discovery of radium, expressing her belief that science is the path to a better world.
Madame Curie (1943 film) |
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Marie Curie - wikipedia Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867 - 1934) was a French-Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. |
Marie Curie and The Science of Radioactivity The life of Marie Curie. Curie's contributions to the science of radioactivity and discovery of radium, and her life as a woman scientist and creator of the Radium Institute. |
Marie Curie, A Biography This is a collection of e-books, web documents and films about Marie Curie, a French-Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. |
In the Footsteps of Marie Curie Directed by Krzysztof Roguslki, this film traces the life of Marie Sklodowska-Curie, who was a French-Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. |
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Madame Curie Author: Eve Curie; translated by Vincent Sheean. Subject: Marie Curie. Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd., London. Language: English. Book contributor: BRAOU. |