So perished the hope founded on the wonderful being who thus ceased to be. In the study room to which he was never to return, the water buttercups he had brought from the country were still fresh.
Marie CurieAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: polish
- Born: November 7, 1867
- Died: July 4, 1934
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