* Born in obscurity in Poland, she didn't have money for studies. Her sister and her made a pact where one worked as a governess so the other could study. She eventually made it to the University of Paris, at a time when Oxford and Cambridge were closed to women.
* She won TWO Nobel prizes!
* She poisoned herself by exposing herself to x-rays (unwittingly) in mobile x-ray units for the French Army in WW1
* Her affair with the married Langevin drove his jealous wife to steal their incriminating letters, which she then released to the press. It was an amazing scandal, which is what Einstien is referring to here. She was denounced as a Polish foreigner.
There was an amazing documentary on Nova (I believe) but can't seem to find it online.
* Born in obscurity in Poland, she didn't have money for studies. Her sister and her made a pact where one worked as a governess so the other could study. She eventually made it to the University of Paris, at a time when Oxford and Cambridge were closed to women.
* She won TWO Nobel prizes!
* She poisoned herself by exposing herself to x-rays (unwittingly) in mobile x-ray units for the French Army in WW1
* Her affair with the married Langevin drove his jealous wife to steal their incriminating letters, which she then released to the press. It was an amazing scandal, which is what Einstien is referring to here. She was denounced as a Polish foreigner.
There was an amazing documentary on Nova (I believe) but can't seem to find it online.
[Edit] - found it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do41AJwIjZE