Radium

Marie Sklodowska was born Warsaw, Poland in 1867. She was raised by two teachers who supported the idea of a good education. She was a great student and was always willing to learn but the education she desired was not available in Poland so when her sister, Bronya, went to Paris, Marie followed. Marie went to school in Paris to get a teaching diploma in mathematics and physics and then to return to Poland. She didn’t live with her sister and new brother-in-law because she liked the freedom she had

very smart women. Anne made impact because of her diary because it tells the story of a young Jewish girl who was being targeted because she was Jewish” (Emily McAvan www. Prezi.com slide 3). And Marie Curie made impact because of her discovery of radium and “She founded the Curie Institute in 1921” (www.ducksters.com facts about Marie curie).

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

and dedicated when it came to her work that she even risked her health to pursue her studies. She was one of the first scientists to work with radioactivity and she, along with her husband, discovered two elements of the periodic table, polonium and radium. Marie went through a couple obstacles but was able to complete her studies and pursue her dreams, making a big impact. Marie Curie changed her name after she moved to France and married, but originally her birth name is actually Maria Salomea Skłodowska

Curie's discovered two new radiating elements which they named Polonium(after Maries native country) and Radium. They now began the tedious and monumental task of isolating these elements so that their chemical properties could be determined. During the next four years, working in a leaky wooden shed, they processed a ton of pitchblende, laboriously isolating from it a fraction of a gram of radium.      In 1903,

radioactive element found after Polonium and Radium. Dorn discovered the element because of an observation made by Marie Curie. Dorn discovered that when radium is released into the air the air becomes radioactive. After observing the gas for a while Dorn discovered that radium produces a gas when it breaks apart. Dorn first called the gas “Radium Emanation”,Emanation meaning something given off. In 1923, seven years after Dorns death scientists changed the name “Radium Emanation” to Radon. Referring to where

more intense activity than is present in uranium alone. She found that there were other substances besides uranium that were very radioactive, such as polonium and radium, which she discovered in 1898.      Pierre tested radium on his skin. It caused a burn, and then a wound. Its effect on man was proven. Soon radium was being used to treat malign tumors, Chemotherapy was born. In 1903, Marie defended her discovery. Together with Becquerel, the Curies were awarded the Nobel

the life of Pierre and Marie Curie and their significance to physics and science in general. Pierre and Marie Curie are best known for their pioneering work in the study of radioactivity. The couple’s work led to their discovery of the elements radium and polonium (Dick). Pierre Curie was born on May 15, 1859. He was born in Paris, France. Pierre’s parents were Eugene Curie and Sophie-Claire Depoully Curie. Pierre had one older brother, Jacques Curie. Eugene was a scientist who gave up

the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry, in 1911, for her research on radium and polonium. Later biographers questioned whether Marie deserved the prize. They thought radium and polonium were part of the reason for the 1903 Peace Prize. Marie stated that the award in 1903 was awarded for a future prize in chemistry and the award in 1903 was the beginning of the discovery on Radium and Polonium. Chemists have said that the discovery of radium was the greatest breakthrough since the discovery of oxygen. The

investigate uranium and thorium, which later led to studying pitchblende, a natural ore containing these elements (Froman 2014). It was through pitchblende Curie discovered the radioactive elements polonium and radium. Marie Curie’s unconscious sacrifice of her health led to the discovery of radium and polonium, leading to the creation of radioactive and medical advancements for cancer treatments and diagnoses