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Marie Curie
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Personal Life
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Marie Curie
Curie was inspired by the work of Henri Becquerel in spontaneous radioactivity and furthered it. In 1897, while Becequerel analyzed the newly developed x-rays, it led to the discovery of how uranium salts are influenced by light.
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867. She came from a relatively large family. Both of her parents were educators, meaning Curie was often curious and excelled in her academics.
For about five years, Curie worked as a tutor and a governess until she finally decided to move to Paris in 1891 to further her education.
Resources
Fun Facts
Marie Curie - Biographical. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2015, from
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/marie-curie-bio.html
Marie Curie. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2015, from
http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538
Marie Curie. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2015, from
http://www.famousscientists.org/marie-curie/
Henri Becquerel - Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2015, from
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-facts.html
Historical Happenings
Marie died on July 4, 1934 from aplastic anemia, which is caused due to prolonged exposure to radiation.
Her husband, Pierre Curie, died by stepping infront of a horse-drawn wagon.
Curie had a fantastic rise to fame, but with every up, there is a down. Curie's relationship with her former husband's student, Paul Langevin, became public. She was chastised and accused of ruining Langevin's marriage.
During the time Curie was alive, World War I had been well underway. She devoted her time and resources to the cause.
Marie came up with the idea of the use of a portable x-ray machine to help the wounded.
Major Contributions
hint: she's a pretty big deal.
Who is Marie Curie?
In 1838, Curie and her husband, Pierre, made one of the greatest discoveries–Polonium. The element
was named after Curie's homeland.
A couple decades later on December 20th, 1898, she then discovered Radium.
Curie was also prestigious for developing methods for the separation of radium from radioactive residues in sufficient quantities.
Major Awards
Short overview of Marie Curie with Hank Green from SciShow.
Curie not only won one Nobel Peace Prize, but two. In 1903, She became the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize in physics alongside her husband and Becequerel of their work in radioactivity.
In 1911, she won her second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry for the discovery of the radium and polonium, the isolation of radium, and the study of nature and compounds of the two elements.