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Some interesting facts about Marie Curie:
- She is eponymous (things are named for her), the old unit for radiation dosage the Curie (Ci) and Curium a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Cm and atomic number 96 are named after her.
- She invented the term radioactivity
- She died of radiation poisoning - about the first known victim of this problem
- She carried tubes of radioactive materials with her to show how they glowed
- She, her daughter and her son in law all received Nobel Prizes
- She was the first person to win or share in two Nobel Prizes
- She was proud of being Polish and named the first element she discovered after her homeland - Polonium
- She was forced to break up with her first love
- Her father was an atheist, her mother a Catholic - she was in the middle (an agnostic)
- She was buried twice - once after her death and later (in 1995) to a memorial site in Paris
- The objects in the exhibit of her possessions are lead encased because of the radiation hazard
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoMarie Curie discovered radiation and radium.
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∙ 12y agoShe did a lot of work with radioactive isotopes and died in the name of her research from cancer. She essentially discovered radiation.
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∙ 16y agoshe explored the world of radium
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What woman won the nobel prize for science in 1903 for discovering radioactivity?
Marie Curie (although she did not 'discover radioactivity'; that was Becquerel)
Why did Marie Curie love science?
Marie Curie did what she did because she wanted to help other people and save lives and work out remedies for cures. She wanted to make the world a better place. She invented an X ray vehicle because she felt that to many men were dying in battle.
Name some scientists and their inventions or contributions in science?
robert hooke,marie curie,benjamin franklin,mellita bentz etc..........
Where did Andre Marie ampere work?
Andre-Marie Ampere was a French physicist who was one of the scientists who founded the theories of electrodynamics. He lived from 20 January 1775 to 10 June 1836. To honor his contribution, the unit to measure electric current, ampere, was named after him in 1881.
What was Marie Curie's family like?
Mother: Broniswala Boguski. She was a principle of Freta Street Boarding School for Girls. She died of tuberculosis in 1878. She was a catholic and her last words were "I love you." Father: Vladislav Sklodowska. A professor of mathematics and physics. Died of old age in Warsaw in 1902. Husband: Pierre Curie. They met though Marie's sister, Bronya. Marie was looking for a laboratory and Pierre said she could work. He won the Nobel Prize in 1903, along with Marie. They devoted their life to science and had two kids. Irene: Marie and Pierre's eldest daughter. She took after her mother and devoted her life to science. Later on she won a Nobel Prize, but neither of her parents were alive to see her get it. Eve: Youngest daughter. Mother: Broniswala Boguski. She was a principle of Freta Street Boarding School for Girls. She died of tuberculosis in 1878. She was a catholic and her last words were "I love you." Father: Vladislav Sklodowska. A professor of mathematics and physics. Died of old age in Warsaw in 1902. Husband: Pierre Curie. They met though Marie's sister, Bronya. Marie was looking for a laboratory and Pierre said she could work. He won the Nobel Prize in 1903, along with Marie. They devoted their life to science and had two kids. Irene: Marie and Pierre's eldest daughter. She took after her mother and devoted her life to science. Later on she won a Nobel Prize, but neither of her parents were alive to see her get it. Eve: Youngest daughter.
What contribution has Poland made to the world?
being the first country to fight back in ww2, and the nobel prize winners such as Marie Currie for her discovery in chemistry
What was Marie Curie's important contribution to science?
Isolation of the radioactive elements Polonium and Radium.
How did Marie and currie die?
she died of lukemia.
Who did Marie curie win the prizes with?
Pierre Currie
What Are Tanya Currie And Amy Marie's Nicknames?
Ginger Rabies- Tanya Currie Chinese Babies- Amy Day
Who discovered the radioactive elements radium and polonium?
Marie currie
Who is home and away makeup artist?
Ann Marie Currie
How old is Marie currie?
She was 66 years old when she died
Where did Marie curie and Pierre currie?
In a Kebab shop and if not there an Indian that's why they are called CURRIE. Coz they like e curry in a hurry!
Name an element discovered by Pierre and Marie currie?
Radium and Polonium.
How many sisters did Marie Currie have?
She had three sisters and one brother.
Who is Marie currie and perrie currie?
Pierre Curie was a french scientist that married a polish scientist named Marya Sklodowska. OR.. ya mam.
