Marie Curie greatly changed the course of the sciences of physics and chemistry. Her contributions eventually led to the saving of people’s lives. Marie Curie was a Polish-born French physicist who worked with her husband, Pierre, also a physicist, for most of her life. She lived between the mid-1800’s and the early 1900’s. Marie’s biggest accomplishments were the two Nobel Prizes she received, making her the first woman to receive one and the first person to ever receive two. She was one of the most famous scientists in history. Marie was born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867. Her parents named her Maria, but she later chose to change her first name to Marie. Marie’s maiden name was Sklodowska. At the time, Russia was ruling Poland. Marie’s father lost many jobs because Russian government officials were taking Polish jobs and giving them to unemployed Russians. Because of this, Marie grew up in a poor family. Her family had to rent rooms in their house for money. When Marie was eleven, her mother died of tuberculosis. At this point, she went to work taking care of children in order to help her family. Marie completed high school in 1883 at the age of 15. She was one of the top students in her class and was awarded a gold medal for excellence at her graduation. During this time period, most women would end their education. The University in Warsaw didn’t admit women. However, Marie was so determined to continue her education that she worked as a teacher in Poland until she could earn enough money to move to France in 1891. There, she attended the Univerisity of Sorbonne in Paris. Marie worked extremely hard there. She studied day and night. Within four years at college, Marie had earned a physics degree and a mathematical science degree. During her college years, Marie met Pierre Curie, a hardworking physicist who was known for his study of quartz crystals. After she graduated from the Sorbonne, Pierre gave up space in his laboratory to Marie so she could study the magnetic properties of metals. In 1895, they married. After her wedding, Marie decided to return to the Sorbonne. Her new goal was to earn a Doctorate of Science. To do so, she had to conduct a certain scientific study. Since the discovery of X-rays, many scientists were interested in rays that are emitted from different substances. One French scientist named Henri Becquerel had become curious about the rays emitted from an element called uranium. Marie was also interested in this and decided to follow up Henri’s work. Marie first studied electrical currents that came from the rays of uranium. She soon began looking at different materials and the radiation they gave out. Marie tested one compound called pitchblende, an ore that was mined near what is now the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia. The pitchblende that she tested had been previously stripped of the uranium that it contained for means of manufacturing pottery and glass. Marie was surprised when she found that the pitchblende contained the most radiation out of all the substances she had tested. Since the pitchblende contained no trace of uranium, she knew that it must contain another element that contained all of the radiation. Pierre gave up his work on Quartz crystals to aid his wife in her studies. After much work, the Curies together eventually discovered an element in the pitchblende, which Marie named “polonium” after Poland. A few months later, the Curies discovered another, more powerful element in the pitchblende. They called it “radium”. They found that the radium contained roughly two million times more radioactivity than uranium. The Curies reported their findings to other scientists. Pierre realized that the radium was so strong that it had the ability to destroy harmful cancerous tissue. Patients of cancer began to be treated with radiation. They became well known for their work with radium and radiation for the next four
Marie Curie   Once upon a time, there was a girl named Marie Curie. Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867. Marie Curie had three sisters and one brother. Her sibling’s names are Helena, Bratislava, Zofie and Jozef. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father. She became involved in a students' revolutionary organization and found it prudent to leave Warsaw, then in the part of Poland dominated by…
College Physics Marie Curie We know her today as Marie, Curie, the first women to win a Nobel Prize in physics and a secondary Nobel Prize in Chemistry; this is just a glimpse of her story. Born on November 7th, 1867 in Warsaw Poland to teachers Bronisława and Władysław Skłodowski, she was born under the name, Maria Sklodowska(Badash, Lawrence). Marie was the youngest of five children. Maria received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father. When she…
Marie Curie was named Maria Sklodowska at birth and was born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867. She was the youngest of five children, both of her parents were teachers, her father was a math and physics instructor. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father. A top student in her secondary school, Curie could not attend the men-only University of Warsaw. Women were not allowed to attend college in those days. She instead continued her education…
Marie Curie Hello! I’m Marie Curie. I was born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. I was born Marya Salomee Sklodowska, the fifth and youngest child of well-known teachers Bronislawa and Wladysaw Sklodowska. When I was four years old, my older sister taught me the alphabet and I learned how to read. By then, I could even read better than my mother who had originally taught me how to read. My mother operated a small boarding school for girls in Warsaw, and my father was a professor…
Marie Curie You know, sitting back at my old age, with death ready to take me away at any moment, its nice to talk to someone. People never truly stop too reflect, but at this brittle state, that is exactly what I am about to do. I was born on November 7th, 1867 in a small town in Poland called Warsaw. I was the fifth and last child to be born into my family. My parents were well-known teachers. My dad was a math and physics teacher and my mom was the headmistress at an all girls school. Growing…
and Marie Curie. Both Marie and Pierre were phenomenal physicists. Marie studied radioactivity with her husband’s succumb. Marie and Pierre invented the electrometer which is used to measure electrical charge. They also invented two radioactive elements, which are radium and polonium. The life of Pierre and Marie Curie consisted of studying radioactivity, examining the particles and energy produced as radioactive atoms decayed, and during the process learned about the electrometer. Marie and Pierre…
Maria Sklodowska, more commonly known as Marie Curie, was born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867 to a well developed family. Her parents were both teacher educators, and she was the youngest of five children. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in not only one but two fields (physics and chemistry). As a child, Curie had a bright and curious mind and excelled at school. Unfortunately, regardless of the excellece Curie could not attend the men-only University of Warsaw. Despite this…
Chemistry 111 BC Dr.Ho The Life and Legacy of Marie Curie Marie Curie was born in November 7th, 1867, South Poland. Marie Curie is an incredible woman that changed the world’s view of women equality and contributed a remarkable work in different fields of science. In 1891, she was one of 2000 students who graduated the Degree in Physic and Mathematic at the University of Paris. In 1985, Marie married Pierre Currie and had two daughters. Marie and Pierre Curie worked together in the research of Radiation…
Marie Curie (1867-1934) Birth Actually born with the name Maria Sklowdowska in November 1867 in Warsaw Poland, she changed it to Marie when she moved to France for it is the French version of it and her last name changed when she married her husband. Education Her father would send her and her sister to a secret night school called ‘’The Floating University.’’ She got a job and finished her studies before her sister, so provided her with financial aid until she got a job and could return the favor…
radioactivity, Marie Curie, have in common? Actually, there is a lot more than you would think. You might say to yourself that they are completely different, which is correct, yet incorrect. One thing is a rollercoaster and the other is a famous scientist, but when you look past just their physical descriptions, you will see how much they actually are alike. They both follow similar paths and they both faced many hardships, but also many great things. Firstly, they both start off slowly. Marie was just…