Barbara Goldsmith

The story of Glora Vanderbilt, who in 1934 was the object of a custody suit between her mother and her aunt. "This is a story of money, glamour, and scandal (on the highest level); a story of American society and of European royalty; a story of family strife exploding into one of the most dramatic and publicized court battles of the [20th] century--the battle for a solemn ten-year-old child, 'little Gloria' Vanderbilt, who in 1934 was the object...

Draws on diaries, letters, and family interviews to discuss the lesser-known achievements and scientific insights of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist, documenting how she was compromised by the prejudices of a male-dominated society. Wielowymiarowy portret Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie, którą świat poznał jako wybitną osobowość nauki. Pasja i naukowa dociekliwość, triumf i sukces przeplatają się tu z odrzuceniem, hipokryzją i dyskryminacją,...