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Marie Curie

This category is for questions about the Polish physicist and chemist, who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize due to her work in the field of radioactivity.

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Why did Kurt Wuthrich win The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002?

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002 was awarded for the development of methods for identification and structure analyses of biological macromolecules with one half jointly to John B. Fenn and Koichi Tanaka for their development of soft desorption ionisation methods for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules and the other half to Kurt Wuthrich for his development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for determining the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution.

Why did Odd Hassel win The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969?

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1969 was awarded jointly to Derek H. R. Barton and Odd Hassel for their contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry

What are the benefits scientist Marie curie?

Helped discover Polonium which helped her get the Nobel Prize

What nicknames does Shellie Marie Shartzer go by?

Shellie Marie Shartzer goes by Mark, Lady Death, and Sharkie.

Why did Marie curie went to the US?

Marie Curie wasn't French. She was born in Poland. So she is from Warsaw, Poland. But she spend a lot of time living and learning at France.

What is madam curie's middle name?

Marie Curie in the French language (born Maria Sklodowska, in the Polish language); no other middle name.

Why did Fritz Pregl win The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1923?

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1923 was awarded to Fritz Pregl for his invention of the method of micro-analysis of organic substances.

Why did Otto Paul Hermann Diels win The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1950?

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1950 was awarded jointly to Otto Paul Hermann Diels and Kurt Alder for their discovery and development of the diene synthesis

Why did Peter D. Mitchell win The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1978?

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1978 was awarded to Peter Mitchell for his contribution to the understanding of biological energy transfer through the formulation of the chemiosmotic theory.

What makes Marie curie a leader?

Madame Marie Sklodowska-Curie was a leader because of her passion, dedication, and hard work to the science of radiation chemistry. She overcame many obstacles of her day to rise to her life's work in chemistry. She became an woman of influence in her field so that many women could follow in her footsteps. She actively sought to help other women in her field of experimenting with radiation and gave everything she had to further her discoveries--sadly even her own life.

Why did Marie curie coin the term radioactivity?

As a prefix, "radio" means "related to radiant energy." Thus, an element that is actively giving off radiant energy is radio-active.

Why is the Curie point important?

The Curie Point is named fro Pierre Curie, not Marie Curie. It is the point above which a material loses its spontaneous magnetism.

What is the most interesting job?

There is no such thing as the most interesting job. People have different interests and what one finds fascinating some else may find boring.

How many inventions did Marie Curie make?

Madame Curie is not remembered for inventions but for her discovery of radioactivity and the element Radium which set in motion a change in the way scientists thought about matter and energy and revolutionary new ways to treat diseases. A very good short history of her life can be found here: http://www.aip.org/history/curie/contents.htm