Marie Curie
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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"If I have seen further (than other people) it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."
-Isaac Newton, 1675
Marie Curie risked her life. I chose to do Marie Curie. She invented radioactivity, that has made a big impact in life. This quote made her believe in not only herself but, other people too.
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Did you know?
Marie Curie did not only win a Noble Prize once, but twice. She was the first women to ever win two Noble Prizes.
Her bomb
Did you know, that what Marie Curie developed is now one of the deadliest weapons in the world?
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Birth
Did you know, that Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867. She was the youngest of five children.
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X-Ray Help
Did you know, that Marie Curie wanted to invent an X-Ray, to help people at war and see how bad they got hurt.
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University
Did you know, that Marie Curie was the first women, to become a professor at the University of Paris?
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Her Notebooks.
Did you know, Marie Curies notebooks are still radioactive.
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Death
Did you know, Marie Curie died of Leukemia, which is cancer of the blood. It was brought by her life time exposure to radium.
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Her sisters death.
Did you know, Marie Curie was just ten years old, when her sister passed away from typhus which is a type of infection.
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Her husband.
Did you know that Marie Curies husband was Pierre Currie, who was also a scientist.
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He Husband
Her husband was also a scientist. He died in a street accident. He fell in Paris in 1906.
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Her Children
Did you know that Marie Curie had two daughters. The oldest daughter was Irene. The youngest daughter was named Eve.
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Irene
Her daughter Irene was born in 1897. She won a Nobel Prize Chemistry, for the discovery of artificial radioactivity. She died on 1956, from Leukemia. Interestingly the same disease that killed her mother.
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Eve
She was born in 1904. She worked as a Journalist, and wrote her mothers biography. She also worked at UNICEF the United Nation Children's fund. Helping children and mothers, in developing countries. Eve died of Natural Causes in her sleep, She was 102 years old.
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Home Country.
Did you know, When Marie Curie was born in 1867, Poland was part of the Russian Empire.
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Irene's Children
Did you know that both of Irene's children, both became scientist. Helene, is a nuclear physicist, and professor at the university of paris. She is 88 years old. Her other child, Pierre is a noted French Biologist. He is 83 years old.
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Mark of Honor.
Did you know, in 1995 Marie and Pierre Curie's bodies, were take from their graves, just outside of Paris and were laid to rest in Pantheon where only national heroes such a napoleon and Victor Hugo are buried. Marie is the only women their, based on her own achievements.
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Polish Uprising.
Did you know that Marie's parents lost their fortune being involved in the Polish Uprisings which was aimed at restoring Poland's independence, because of this, Marie's childhood was very difficult.
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Her name
She was born Maria. Her nickname was Manya. When she moved to Paris, she changed her name to Marie. Which is a French name. She thought she would fit in more easily.
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Marie Curie had a very unique life. She won two noble prizes. She had kids and a husband. She sadly died young. I hoped you learned a lot.
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