Marie Curie
Guide Note: Marie Curie is one of the most famous female scientists in the fields of chemistry and physics.
Fast Facts:
- Husband: Pierre Curie
- Daughters: Eve and Irene
- 1903: Won Nobel Prize for Physics
- 1911: Won Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- Founded Curie Institutes in Paris, France
- Daughter Irene also won Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- Nationality: Polish, French
The Mahalo Top 7
- Wikipedia: Marie Curie
- American Institute of Physics: Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity
- Nobelprize.org: 1903 Prize in Physics | 1911 Prize in Chemistry
- MySpaceTV: Marie Curie (22 minutes)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Marie Curie
- NIST Physics Laboratory: Marie Curie and the NBS Radium Standards
- Official Site: Institue Curie
Marie Curie News and Articles
- Physics Today: Marie Curie: In the Laboratory and on the Battlefield (2003)
- The New York Times: Awarded to Marie Curie: This Year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1911)
- CWP: Radium and Radioactivity by Mme. Sklodowska Curie (1904)
- Time: Death of Mme Curie (1934)
Marie Curie Background and Profiles
- Nobelprize.org: Marie and Pierre Curie Discover Polonium and Radium (1996)
- American Association for Women in Radiology (AAWR): Marie Curie Exhibit
- About.com: Marie Curie
- 21st Century Science and Technology Magazine: Marie Sklodowska Curie
- American Institute of Physics: Marie Curie: A Student in Paris
Marie Curie Blogs and Commentaries
- British Journal of Radiology: Commentary on Marie and Pierre
- Britannica Blog: Marie of Pa-ree Curie
- Fun Science With Your Computer: Marie Curie as an Inspiration
- About.com: Marie Curie Quotes
Marie Curie Photos and Videos
- Google Image: Marie Curie Image Search
- Flickr: Marie Curie Slideshow
- Yahoo! Image: Marie Curie Image Search
- YouTube: Université Pierre et Marie Curie / Ilôt Cuvier (6:24)
- History.com: Curie's Radioactive Breakthrough (0:51)
- YouTube: Madam Curie Leaving the Laboratory (2:15)
Marie Curie Books
- Google Book Search: Marie Curie: A Life by Susan Quinn
- Amazon.com: Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie by Barbara Goldsmith
- Amazon.com: Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity
- Chemical and Engineering News: Review of Marie Curie Biographies
Marie Curie Timeline
- 1867: Born on November 7
- 1891: Traveled to Paris to study physics
- 1895: Married Pierre Curie, Professor of the School of Physics in Paris
- 1897: Gave birth to first daughter Irene (winner of Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- 1903: Won Nobel Prize for Physics
- 1904: Gave birth to second daughter Eve
- 1906: Widowed; became the first woman to teach at Sorborne
- 1911: Won Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- 1934: Died July 4 from leukemia caused by her exposure to energy radiation
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