Maria Salomea Skłodowska, later known as Marie Curie after her marriage to Pierre Curie. She held the titles of Professor at the University of Paris, Director of the Curie Laboratory at the Radium Institute, and was the first female Nobel Prize laureate.
Marie Curie's scientific career began with a decision to investigate a phenomenon that had captured the attention of the scientific world. In 1896, French physicist Henri Becquerel had discovered that uranium salts emitted rays that could penetrate opaque materials and expose photographic...
In 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, sharing the Physics award with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel. The prize recognized: - Their joint research on radiation phenomena - The discovery that radioactivity was an atomic property - The...
:** - Upon returning to Warsaw, Marie attended the underground
— Early Life of Marie Curie
in honor of her native Poland. This element was 400 times more radioactive than uranium. However, they realized that polonium alone could not account for all the radioactivity in pitchblende. In December 1898, they announced the existence of a second new element, which they named
— Career of Marie Curie
in certain ways, a miserable place, but in others, the most perfect of refuges
— Career of Marie Curie
Research on Radioactive Substances,
— Career of Marie Curie
Becquerel, in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity
— Career of Marie Curie
| Year | Title | Role/Impact | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | Vital Statistics | Discovery | |
| 1891 | Journey to Paris | Discovery | |
| 1894 | Meeting Pierre Curie | Discovery | |
| 1867 | Family Background | Discovery | |
| 1883 | Education | Discovery | |
| 1891 | Journey to Paris (1891) | Discovery |