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The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit up the World

(2013)

Overview

Over 80 years after her death, Marie Curie remains by far the best-known female scientist. In her lifetime, she became that rare thing - a celebrity scientist, attracting the attention of the news cameras and tabloid gossip. This multi-layered film reveals the real Marie Curie, an extraordinary woman who fell in love three times, had to survive the pain of loss, and the public humiliation of a doomed love affair. It is a riveting portrait of a tenacious mother and scientist, who opened the door on a whole new realm of physics, which she discovered and named - radioactivity.

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Original TitleThe Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit up the World

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2013-05-03

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 00m

Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s954d

Production CompaniesBBC

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History