Pierre Curie

The biography recounts the life and scientific work of Pierre Curie, tracing his family background, childhood studies, and early investigations that led to the discovery of piezo-electricity. It follows his laboratory career and theoretical contributions such as symmetry principles and studies of magnetism, and describes his marriage and close scientific partnership with Marie Curie. The narrative details the joint research that produced the isolation of radium, the long struggle to secure equipment and funding, and the public honors and burdens of fame that followed. It also treats the domestic and professional character that shaped his work, the national mourning after his death, and includes autobiographical notes by Marie Curie.