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Great scientists of 19th and 20th centuries Barbara Goldsmith 1.Barbara Goldsmith (born in 1937 at new york city) is an American prize-winning author,social historian,journalist, and philanthropist. 2.In 1958 graduated from wellesley college and holds three doctorates. 3.2007 Authors Guild Award for Distinguished Literary Achievements. 4.In November 2008, Goldsmith was elected a “Living Landmark” by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. 5.In 2009, she received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit medal from the Republic of Poland 6.She is dedicated to working for human rights and the freedom of expression.and she conceived the “PEN Freedom to Write Awards”. 1.1975 The Straw Man. 2. 1980 Little Gloria...Happy At Last. Books 3. 1987 Johnson v. Johnson. 4.1998 Other Powers 5 .2005 Obsessive genius : the inner world of Marie Curie Questions (1) Why is Marie Curie so famous in the world? Firstly, she and her husband won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 for the discovery of radioactivity. Secondly, after Pierre died, she proceeded with the research work, and won a second Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating the elements radium and polonium. Thirdly, in her later years, she went back to the Radium Institute teaching, traveling and lecturing until her death. (2) What did the writer think of Marie Curie and her discovery? The writer thought that among all women in the world Marie Curie had the strongest will and possessed the greatest capability, that she was worth being called a super-competent multi-tasker, and that her discovery was most brilliant. (3)Why did the writer idolize Marie Curie ? Because in the writer’s mind Maria Curie seemed so exotic Maria Sklodowska-Curie 1867.11.7—1934.7.4 Fields：Physics, chemistry Known?for： Notable awards： she discovered two elements, polonium and radium. Radioactivity, polonium, radium Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) Davy Medal (1903) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911） She was a Poli