Articles related to "Marie Curie"
Marie Curie-Sklodowska Studies Mysterious Rays
Marie Curie, born in November, is one of the world's most famous scientist. Here is the story of the two chemical elements that she discovered and the two Nobel Prizes that she won.
• marie curie • chemical elements • discovery
Marie Curie, born in November, is one of the world's most famous scientist. Here is the story of the two chemical elements that she discovered and the two Nobel Prizes that she won.
• marie curie • chemical elements • discovery
Marie Sklodowski Curie, 1867-1934
As December is a month for gift-giving, it is a suitable time to look at Marie Curie whose research resulted in gifts of knowledge that continue to impact the whole world. Madame Curie, as she is most frequently called, was a self-effacing woman who lived for her research and her family. She was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize (1903 in Physics for the discovery of radioactivity), and only one of four individuals to have ever received two Nobel Prizes (the second in 1911 in Chemistry for the discovery of radium and polonium and for the chemical isolation of pure radium). Marie's discovery of radium gave birth to understanding of the structure of the atom. Her methods of research pioneered a meticulous pursuit of knowledge that immensely improved the image of science. Her research, which has led to radiation treatment to help cancer patients, caused her own death by "radiation poisoning"--doctors labeled it "aplastic pernicious anemia of rapid, feverish development." Actually, it had not been a rapid development, and the anemia was likely a form of leukemia caused by years of unprotected contact with radioactivity.
• marie curie • madame curie • radioactivity • radium • research
As December is a month for gift-giving, it is a suitable time to look at Marie Curie whose research resulted in gifts of knowledge that continue to impact the whole world. Madame Curie, as she is most frequently called, was a self-effacing woman who lived for her research and her family. She was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize (1903 in Physics for the discovery of radioactivity), and only one of four individuals to have ever received two Nobel Prizes (the second in 1911 in Chemistry for the discovery of radium and polonium and for the chemical isolation of pure radium). Marie's discovery of radium gave birth to understanding of the structure of the atom. Her methods of research pioneered a meticulous pursuit of knowledge that immensely improved the image of science. Her research, which has led to radiation treatment to help cancer patients, caused her own death by "radiation poisoning"--doctors labeled it "aplastic pernicious anemia of rapid, feverish development." Actually, it had not been a rapid development, and the anemia was likely a form of leukemia caused by years of unprotected contact with radioactivity.
• marie curie • madame curie • radioactivity • radium • research
Radioactive Element Polonium.
A major news item of 2006 was the mysterious death of former Russian agent, Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned using an isotope of the metal, polonium.
• polonium • radioactivity • alexander litvinenko • henri becquerel • marie curie
A major news item of 2006 was the mysterious death of former Russian agent, Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned using an isotope of the metal, polonium.
• polonium • radioactivity • alexander litvinenko • henri becquerel • marie curie
Early Particle Accelerators
The history of subatomic research is truly interesting - from the early laboratory experiments to capturing cosmic rays to the glory of modern accelerators.
• particle acceleration • particle physics • how are subatomic particles discovered • how are subatomic particles studied • what is a particle accelerator
The history of subatomic research is truly interesting - from the early laboratory experiments to capturing cosmic rays to the glory of modern accelerators.
• particle acceleration • particle physics • how are subatomic particles discovered • how are subatomic particles studied • what is a particle accelerator
Nuclear Chain Reactions
Most people are aware of the destructive force held within an atomic weapon, but what are physical forces are conspiring in order to cause such a violent explosion?
• nuclear reactions • nuclear chain reactions • atomic weapons • atomic bomb • atomic energy
Most people are aware of the destructive force held within an atomic weapon, but what are physical forces are conspiring in order to cause such a violent explosion?
• nuclear reactions • nuclear chain reactions • atomic weapons • atomic bomb • atomic energy
Philadelphia Travel Facts & Trivia
Pennsylvania, USA: Information and statistics on the Museum of Art, Rocky's steps, Declaration of Independence, Liberty Hall, Italian market, oldest zoo & more.
• philadelphia travel facts • pennsylvania trivia • rocky steps • liberty hall • ghost tours
Pennsylvania, USA: Information and statistics on the Museum of Art, Rocky's steps, Declaration of Independence, Liberty Hall, Italian market, oldest zoo & more.
• philadelphia travel facts • pennsylvania trivia • rocky steps • liberty hall • ghost tours
The Beginnings of Nuclear Physics
In the final decades of the nineteenth and first few decades of the twentieth centuries, physicists would begin to unlock the mysteries of radioactivity.
• henri bequerel • marie curie • pierre curie • ernest rutherford • alpha particles
In the final decades of the nineteenth and first few decades of the twentieth centuries, physicists would begin to unlock the mysteries of radioactivity.
• henri bequerel • marie curie • pierre curie • ernest rutherford • alpha particles