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The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel
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Imagine naming your discovery polonium to honour your homeland just for people to blatantly ignore it after your death while making money off of your life story.
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message 1: by Joanna (new)
Oct 03, 2024 10:31PM

Joanna Couldn’t agree more. She always kept her Polish name, stressed Polish roots� but Skłodowska is apparently too long to fit on the cover?!


message 2: by Joanna (new) - rated it 1 star
Oct 04, 2024 12:01AM

Joanna I guess French scientist sells better than Polish scientist 🤡


message 3: by Ola (new)
Oct 04, 2024 04:27AM

Ola Precisely the reason why I won't even touch this book.


message 4: by Hannah (new) - rated it 1 star
Oct 21, 2024 08:41PM

Hannah Author couldn’t even get the Polish names and diminutives right.


message 5: by Harlow (new) - added it
Nov 10, 2024 10:24AM

Harlow Reading reviews . . .

I walk by the marker, at City Hall Park, often.

nycgovparks dot org/parks/city-hall-park/monuments/359

WTR?


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