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Marie Curie: An Autobiography by Marilyn Bailey Oglive

Who was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine

Who was Marie Curie?

Marie Curie

  • One of the most famous female scientist
  • Collaboration with her husband Pierre Curie has allowed her to perform painstaking research on radiation.
  • Made a critical theoretical breakthrough on radiation
  • Opened radium institutes during World War I to study more about radiation and to create mobile X-Rays.

Little Curie

1867-1934

Top Accomplishment

Youth

  • 1898- Tested different types of rocks to see which one would emit the most radiation.
  • Found that pitchblende contained a high percentage of uranium, but there was another element that was emitting about 1,000 times more radiation.
  • Named that element Polonium after her home country
  • Eight days later- Discovered element Radium.
  • Was born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867
  • Father taught mathematics and physics in a university in Warsaw.
  • Idolized her father and his interest in science, which greatly affected her interest in physics
  • After the death of her mother and sister, she was depressed for the rest of her childhood

"A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child comforting natural phenomena that impresses him as though they were fairy tales."

Major Life Event

  • Married to physicist Pierre Curie on July 26, 1895
  • Partnership with Pierre resulted in the discovery of two elements in Pierre's laboratory
  • Ultimately resulted in a shared Nobel Peace Prize for physics in 1903
  • Many see Marie as Pierre's assistant, not as a scientist
  • Hence, she is also known as Madame Curie

Education

Something I could relate to

Something I was Impressed by

  • Graduated first and received a gold medal from Advanced High School (Gymnasium), a Russian-government school
  • Attended Sorbonne University in Paris
  • Was one of the few females there
  • Received a degree in physics in 1891 and 1893 and degree in mathematics in 1894.
  • Always had an interest in mathematics and physics
  • Her parents encouraged her interests
  • Like Marie, I have an interest in math and science, and the motivation from my parents encourages me to do the best in these subjects
  • Shared the Nobel Piece Prize in physics in December of 1903 with Pierre and Henri Becquerel
  • Won the Nobel Peace Prize in chemistry in 1911
  • First women to win a Nobel Peace Prize and first person to win more than one

Marie's laureate picture

By Anushka Saxena

2nd period

Marie in her lab

Sketch of Sorbonne University in late 17th Century

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