| Early Years in Poland | p. 7 | |
| Launching a Dream | p. 19 | |
| A Student in Paris | p. 29 | |
| A New Life | p. 39 | |
| The Great Discovery | p. 49 | |
| The Nobel Prize, Fame, and Strange Ailments | p. 59 | |
| The Dark Years | p. 69 | |
| New Successes, New Ordeals | p. 77 | |
| World War I and the Later Years | p. 89 | |
| Timeline | p. 101 | |
| To Find Out More | p. 103 | |
| A Note on Sources | p. 105 | |
| Index | p. 107 |