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    “Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.” This quote comes from Marie Curie, a woman who was widely respected considering when she lived due to her help in the advancement in scientific knowledge. Marie Curie was born into the Sklodowski family in Warsaw, Poland on November 7th, 1867, as the youngest of 5 kids, and from a young age, she always had a thirst for learning. Her mother, Bronislawa, was very smart for a woman of her time. She graduated from Warsaw’s top private school

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    Pierre and Marie Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium           Marie and Pierre Curie's pioneer research was again brought to mind when      on 20 April last year, their bodies were taken from their place of burial at Sceaux,      just outside Paris, and in a solemn ceremony were laid to rest under the mighty      dome of the Panthéon. Marie Curie thus became

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    Marie Curie was the woman who found radium . She is an inspiration for me because she was polish and during her time poles were not allowed to learn, but she was one of the most famous scientists. She is not only an inspiration for me, but the other girls in the field of science.she has accomplished many things over her lifetime. Even thought she had a rough childhood, she became something amazing.The scientist to be was born on November 7 1867 on the outskirts of Warsaw Poland as Manya Skłodowska

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    A third book that attempts to fix the “leaky pipeline” is Marie Curie (Giants of Science) by Kathleen Krull. This book walks the reader through the life of the famous scientist Marie Curie, who conducted research on radioactivity throughout her years as a chemist. It focuses a lot on her personal life, which included multiple periods of depression. One of the ways she would get out of her sadness is by conducting research and studying. Krull explains how “Yet her sadness was eventually lifted, perhaps

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    Along with her husband, Pierre Curie, Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium, and coined the term of radioactivity. She was an amazing pioneer for women in science, being the first female professor at the University of Paris and the first woman to be buried at the Parthenon for her own achievements. In addition, she received 2 Nobel Prizes, one in Chemistry and one in Physics, and is one of only two people to ever win 2 awards in separate sciences, along with being the first woman to win one

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    Marie Curie was the first woman to receive the doctoral degree and two Nobel prizes. Marie Curie faced many troubles in a male dominated field .she became a famous female scientist. She didn’t leave her love for science in the laboratories, she followed her enthusiasm for science. She is recognized

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    Marie Curie was the first woman to receive the doctoral degree and two Nobel prizes. Marie Curie faced many troubles in a male dominated field .she became a famous female scientist. She didn’t leave her love for science in the laboratories, she followed her enthusiasm for science. She is recognized

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    Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867 in Warsaw Poland. which, being controlled by Russia was very suppressed. Marie’s mother worked as a teacher as did her father, and they made sure that their daughter had a great education. As Marie grew up she began to see how the Russians suppressed the Polish people :for example her father lost his job. Whenever Marie was old enough to go to college, She worked out a deal with her sister, while one was at college in Paris the other would get a job to help

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    Marie Curie’s Effects on Today’s Society Marie Curie once said “I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” Throughout her life, she was to learn this lesson over and over again. Despite the many obstacles standing in her way, she made incredible progress in numerous fields and shook the world, not to mention the scientific community, to its very core. In 1896, Henri Becquerel observed “some rays of unknown nature” (Madame Curie, p. 153) radiating off of uranium salts. Marie

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    Marie Curie , also known as Maria Sklodowska, was born in Warsaw in Poland on November 7, 1867. She was the youngest of five children. She was the top student in her secondary school, unfortunately Curie could not attend the University of Warsaw. Instead she continued her studies by informal classes held in secret at Warsaw's "floating university". Marie Curie dreamed of going abroad to study but lacked the financial resources. For around five years Curie worked as a tutor and a governess, using

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