Marie Curie Biography

"There is nothing to be afraid of in life. Life must be understood."

Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, the youngest of five children. A high school student, she achieved her gold medal when she completed her secondary education in 1883. Russia, which has given importance to her family's education, says Polish women who rule in their narrow-mindedness are not eligible for university education. Mary formed an institution at the university level with some of the students who were living and learning on their own. In 1886 she took over the management of a wealthy family but her prudence led her towards university studies for research. In 1891 she moved to Paris with her sister Bronia. There she studied mathematics, chemistry, and physics and became a teacher there. In 1897 she needed a laboratory. Determined to calculate the magnetic density of steel and other metals. She went to the Center for Physical Chemistry, where Pierre Curie works, on their advice. The greatest event of her life was when he first met her. His smile and unusual personality attracted her. She married him in 1895 when he was 35 years old. The two have done many experiments together in the field of science. Later their focus shifted to radioactivity. Their research did not stop with the birth of their two children.

Another French physicist who lived between 1852 and 1908 discovered the natural radioactivity emitted from uranium. They were fascinated by the research and proved that radiation is a natural property of uranium molecules and planned to find it in thorium as well, thinking that some other elements may also have these properties. Curie's and his friends then researched the possibility of separating uranium and thorium from the natural mineral Pitch Blend, noting that it had higher radioactivity than uranium and thorium, and discovered two other elements, radium, and polonium. The second element, polonium, is named after Curie's homeland Poland. Since then, a number of research papers have been published on their findings, and they have discovered that the elements they find have their effect on cells and their effect on cancer-infected cells so that they do not affect normal cells so quickly that they die. Her diagnosis of cancer is still useful. This earned them international recognition. The following month, with the Royal Society's Davy Medal of Honor in 1903, the Nobel Prize was awarded to the two for their research in physics. His fame grew not only in other countries but also in France and he was appointed director of physics research at the University of Paris. After the birth of her second daughter in 1905, Pierre was nominated for the Academy of Sciences and lectured on their Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. This earned them international recognition. In 1906, Piri Curie died after being hit by a heavy horse buggy, and Marie Curie was chosen as the director of the company where her husband worked, looking after her daughters' responsibilities. The first woman to be selected was Curie. It was then that for the first time in the world a separate section on radioactivity was established. She is also the editor-in-chief of an anthology of research found by her husband and publishes Tranodide Radioactivity.

She was later awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901 for her research on elements that value charitable power. He later helped establish the Radium Company in Paris and became its first director. She sent X-rays to the human body to detect the presence of other organisms and essential parts in the body, which helped to remove them through surgery. She was able to raise some money by selling gold coins from the Nobel Prize to herself and her husband to help soldiers during the war. She was a simpleton and did not attend meetings in the House. In 1921, she attended and addressed a number of conferences in the United States alone. During the trip, US President Hardinge presented Gram Radium to Mary on behalf of American women. It helped her company to be worth more than a lakh gold coin. Opposing many of these discoveries, she told the scientist that the laboratory toy was like a fairy tale of a child playing with nature. The 67-year-old died in a laboratory on July 4, 1934, after being diagnosed with the disease. The company she founded in Paris was renamed the Curie Institute. Curie's eldest daughter, Irene Juliet Curie, won 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics. The 96th element is named Curium and is honored by Patti Pierre and Mary Curie.