Though Marie Curie's discovery of radium broke barriers and advanced science, it wasn't all positive. In fact, it ultimately led to her undoing.

Marie Curie’s scientific journey truly began when she met and married Pierre Curie, a fellow physicist. The couple’s collaborative work led to the discovery of two new elements, polonium and ...

including the epoch-making discovery of radium, are set forth. Radium and polonium are not the only fruits of this ideal marriage, which was blessed by the birth of MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE ...

From space, to medicine, our workplace and our home, women inventors have impacted who we were and who we are now.

Chris Packham explains how Marie Curie’s discovery of polonium and radium changed atomic theory and how her study of radioactivity helped doctors use X-rays to save thousands of lives.

This made her the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne. In 1911, Marie Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry, for her discovery of radium and polonium, and for furthering the ...

We learn, for example, that "only the great [Ernest] Rutherford knew how to deal with Marie, because he was not awed by her— he liked her." He also is quoted as saying "Madame Curie is a hard person ...

A research team has successfully developed a super-photostable organic dye after two years of dedicated research demonstrating perseverance akin to that of Marie Curie, who painstakingly extracted ...

When Marie Curie died in 1934 ... This expertise would lead her to the discovery of the bottom left corner of the periodic table: francium, element 87, the least electronegative element, and ...

MARIE CURIE AND THE SISTERHOOD OF SCIENCE is a mesmerizing, radioactive adventure in scientific discovery and great for young audiences! This production showcases Marie Curie as a figure of mythic ...

In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair, all but erasing ...