Tuesday

The Nobel Prize in 1903


Marie Skłodowska Curie (7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a
physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and subsequent
French citizenship. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity
and the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes:
in physics and chemistry. She was also the first female
professor at the University of Paris


Marie Curie and her daughters Irène and Eve
sitting on a bench in the garden, 1905


Marie Curie and her daughter Irène at the
Hoogstade Hospital in Belgium, 1915.
Radiographic equipment is installed


Marie Curie and her daughter Irène in the laboratory
at the Radium Institute in Paris, France, 1921


Marie Curie in her chemistry laboratory at
the Radium Institute in France, April 1921

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Academic cap worn by Marie Curie while receiving honors
at American colleges and universities, 1921
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Marie Curie working with her husband Pierre
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 was divided, one half awarded
to Antoine Henri Becquerel 'in recognition of the extraordinary
services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous
radioactivity',the other half jointly to Pierre Curie and Marie Curie,
'in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered
by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena
discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel
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Pierre and Marie Curie in the 'hangar' at l'Ecole de physique et
chimie industrielles in Paris, France, where they made
their discovery. Photo taken 1898
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A stained glass medallion of Marie Curie
painted by artist Josef Mazur
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2 comments:

Marilyn said...

What a wonderful post about Marie Curie; my daughter had a children's story book about Marie & Pierre Curie when she was a very little girl and I had to read it to her night after night...

Aputsiaq said...

Thanks Marilyn. One woman to look up to. So special...and your daughter must have felt the same way about her!