Claire Gruppo is a New York-based financial executive who leads Terra Nova Capital Partners M&A practice and delivers effective capital solutions for her sell-side and buy-side clients. Presently working on a memoir, Claire Gruppo has a passion for reading mainly non-fiction -- biography, history, and science.
One of the most remarkable figures in early 20th century science is Marie Curie, a Polish-born pioneer in chemistry and physics. From a humble background of schoolteacher parents, Curie was encouraged in early scientific pursuits by a father who taught the subject. Lacking tuition for college, she earned enough as a governess to travel to Paris at age 24 and begin studying at the Sorbonne.
Despite having such a limited budget that she rationed food, Curie was immersed in her studies to such an extent that she pursued a math degree after completing her physics qualifications. She also met her husband Pierre Curie, a physicist, and started working at the lab of his institution.
Raising two daughters while performing groundbreaking research, Marie Curie received criticism for spending too much time in the lab and too little caring for her kids. Undaunted, Marie Curie persisted and succeeded on her own terms. In addition to discovering polonium and radium, she contributed significantly to developing effective cancer treatments.
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