Marie Curie

Date of Birth:

07-Nov-1867

Nationality:

Poland

Profession:

Scientist

Marie Curie was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize, in Physics, and her later win, Chemistry, became the first person to claim Nobel twice. Her efforts with her husband Pierre led to the discovery of polonium and radium, and she became a catalyst in the development of X-rays. Marie Curie became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize and the first person - male or female - to win this award twice. With her husband Pierre Curie, Marie's efforts led to the discovery of polonium and radium and, following Pierre's death, further X-ray development. A famous scientist died in 1934 of aplastic anemia possibly caused by radiation. Curie got radio, along with her husband Pierre, with radioactive materials polonium and radium while working with the mineral pitchblende. He has also been instrumental in the development of X-rays after Pierre's death. Curie died on July 4, 1934, of aplastic anemia, which is believed to be caused by prolonged radiation exposure. He was known for carrying radium test tubes around his jacket pocket. His many years of working with radioactive materials hurt his health.

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I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.

First principle: never to let one’s self be beaten down by persons or by events.

You’ll never make me believe women were made to walk on stilts.

There is nothing more wonderful than being a scientist, nowhere I would rather be than in my lab, staining up my clothes and getting paid to play.

There is no connection between my scientific work and the facts of private life.

Men of moral and intellectual distinction could scarcely agree to teach in schools where an alien attitude was forced upon them.

Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it.

One of our pleasures was to enter our workshop at night; then, all around us we would see the luminous silhouettes of the beakers and capsules that contained our products.

This abnormal situation resulted in exciting the patriotic feeling of Polish youths to the highest degree.

I continued my efforts to educate myself. This was no easy task under the Russian government of Warsaw; yet I found more opportunities than in the country.

It can be easily understood that there was no place in our life for worldly relations.