The discussion includes her early education and the development of her interest in physics; the influence and work of her parents, Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot, and her grandmother, Marie Curie; her work to increase science literacy in general and , in particular, among young adults; encouraging women to pursue scientific careers; World War II in France; reaction to the atomic bomb; radiation risks and benefits, family information, including her husband , Michael Langevin, grandson of Paul Langevin) and children, and aunt Eve Curie.