Marie Curie: Enlightment, Industrial Revolution And World War I

During the 1800’s, there were not a lot of female scientists. Marie Curie became the first woman to receive a nobel prize, and also the first to receive two of them. She was a Polish-French physicist and chemist who discovered two elements and was famous for her work with radioactivity. She got her love of science from her father, a physics and mathematics teacher. She moved to Paris to further her education and there met her future husband, Pierre Curie, and took his place at Sorbonne when he passed away as the first women to hold that position. Those were not the only thing she accomplished as a female scientist in the 1800’s. Marie paved the way for many more female scientists in the future.

Many women have had an impact on science over the years and their accomplishments tend to be underappreciated by the public eye. Often times, there are important people that have made a significant impact on the world that we have today that do not receive the credit and attention that they deserve for their accomplishments. Recognizing and acknowledging people that have made an impact on society now and in the past, is an important part of learning about history and the accomplishments of the past.

Marie Daly is a famous biochemist who had to overcome dual hurdles of racial and gender bias to peruse her lifelong love of chemistry. Marie had to undergo judgment from her being a woman and trying to become a scientist, which was a male dominated occupation and also had to endure racism because she was an African American. Marie made many scientific discoveries that we are lucky to have today.

With this week’s reading material, the illustration of the social role that women held in the era of Scientific Revolution was painted very clearly. The role that women held was mainly to feed their family, clean, and attend to whatever needs their family may need. However, there were some women that were self determined to be different than the typical social role. These women discovered new things and kept discovering even when the society around them told them it was not acceptable. These women were not recognized for their accomplishments and some were not even bothered that they were not recognized at all. For example, Caroline Herschel worked alongside her brother and helped him discover many things but was never insistent on being recognized

Women were never seen as equals in society. They were always expected to tend the house, care for the children, and cook for the men. Some women did not feel they should be held from their full potential and chose to pursue what they felt was right for them. Many women were successful in science and within the scientific community, from fossil hunting to studying genes, they paved the road for many scientific discoveries.

Science knows no gender as predominant, yet some astute minds believe that women are inferior, acting solely as the men’s impuissant counterpart. During the Scientific Revolution in the 17th and 18th century, women’s contributions to science were largely overlooked by supposedly more radical male scientists such as Galileo and Newton. The controversy circumventing their revelations drew more attention than lesser-known scientists, especially women. Women who scour evidence for their findings remain disputed for inaccuracies not for their content, but for their gender. The stigma against women in scientific fields during the Scientific Revolution revolved around a domestic, passive lifestyle behind their husbands. Thus, women’s participation

She received her first Nobel Peace Prize in 1903. For this she became the first woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize and receive two Nobel Prize. Her second Nobel Peace Prize was given to her in 1911. She received them for her accomplishments in physics and chemistry. Marie Curie, in my opinion, is best known for her discovery relating radioactivity. Marie was fascinated with the work of Henri Becquerel, who was a French physicist who discovered uranium casts off rays, weaker rays than the X-rays. Marie’s main discovery was to isolate the radioactive elements. Pierre and Marie discovered two new radioactive elements, radium and polonium. Because of all her exposure to radioactivity, she got leukemia. But as she left, she left another awesome women of science who also received Nobel Peace Prize in

Marie Curie was an spectacular at her studies when she was younger. Being born in Poland, opportunities for studies were limited so she went to Paris. After working as a governess, she studied in Sorbonne, Paris. She struggled to learn in French, so she studied more and more. She eventually got a degree in physics and finished at the top of her school. After that she got a degree in math. In Paris,she met Pierre Curie who was the chief of a laboratory. He was a renowned chemist. Pierre liked young Marie and asked her to marry him. He sure had to beg and finally, she relented. She discovered two elements in her studies radium and polonium. Radium made x-rays, which helped in world war 1 and are still used today. Marie later died from cancer because of her studies with radium.

World War I was the first even that benefitted the quick and successful means of mass production, the outcome of the war was heavily influenced by the second industrial revolution. Allies had the best contribution, the production of tanks, airplanes, ambulances and munitions quickly made progress in the production rate due to the assembly line. When the United States had entered into the war, they added much needed power in man power and mass production.

Born as Maria Skłodowska on November 7,1867 in Warsaw, Poland, she was born to a family who viewed education as very important and essential. She had four siblings; four sisters Sofia, Helena, Bronislawa and a brother Joseph. Due to her father teaching Physics, Marie developed interest in reading and physics. She began to attend a “floating” school to learn since she couldn’t obtain higher education because she was a woman. She overcame many obstacles and discovered things that help cure diseases and gave insights to different aspects of science.

Another very influential Woman that lived in the 20th Century is Scientist Marie Curie; Madame Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist. Curie is most known for her research in radioactivity which would ultimately lead to her death in 1934 from exposure to radiation; she discover Radium and was awarded two Nobel Peace prizes in two different sciences and was the only Woman to do that in the world. During

In World War I industrialization was definitely a key factor for the loss of the Germans. It also had changed the way of fighting for all of the soldiers on both sides of the war. When the Americans joined the war the Germans knew that they were going to lose. Industrialization gave the advantage to whoever built and improved their fighting weapons.

     Marie Curie was born, Maria Sklodowska on November 7, 1867. She grew up in Warsaw, Poland. She would become famous for her research on radioactivity. Marie Curie was the first woman to ever win a Nobel prize, and the first ever to win two Nobel prizes. She is most famous for the discovery of Radium and Polonium. Her work not only influenced the development of fundamental science, but also began a new era in medical research and treatment.

Marie curie made history in 1903 when she became the first woman to get a Nobel Prize in physics. With their prize winning the Curie’s got an international reputation for their scientific efforts. With the prize money they continued their research and went even further. The next year in 1904, they had their second daughter Eve. In 1906 Marie suffered a tremendous loss; when Pierre accidentally

Marie Curie... She is best known for her discovery of radium and polonium and her work with radioactivity. She encountered times of adversity in her career just because she was a woman, but she met her challenges and overcame them. Marie Curie exceeded the barriers put on women in her time to become one of the world’s most famous scientists and used her knowledge to the benefit of humanity.