Marie Sklodowska- Curie
Marie Sklodowska was a physicist and a chemist. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity. She was married to Pierre Curie who was and instructor in the School of Physics and Chemistry. She died when she was 66 years old. She died from ‘aplastic anemia’ (a condition where the bone marrow does not produce new cells to replenish blood cells) because of too much exposure to radiation.
What inspired her in her childhood?
Marie Curie with her husband, Pierre Curie was inspired by the discovery of radioactivity by Henry Becquerel in 1896 which led to the isolation of polonium, named after Marie’s birth, and radium. She developed methods for the separation of radium from radioactive residues.
Why is her discovery important?
Her discovery is very important to some of us as it was also under personal direction that the world’s first studies were conducted into the treatment of cancer, using radioactive isotopes.
What are the challenges did she face in her life?
Her early researches, together with her husband, were often difficult as the laboratory arrangements were poor and both had to commit much teaching to earn a live hood. She also noted that as of that moment she had suddenly become "an incurably and wretchedly lonely person" after her Husband’s death. Pierre Curie died when was crossing a street and got hit by a horse drawn vehicle and fell under its wheels, fracturing his skull.
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