How Did Marie Curie's Impact On The Medical Field

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Radioactivity has had a great impact on the medical field especially with x-rays. Marie Curie was one of the main researchers on the radioactivity used for these. Not only did she study and research the material, but she also saved millions of people during World War 1. (Funk & Wagnalls) Marie Curie’s passion for science and physics was and is, as illuminating as the glow from the element radium she is known for discovering. She has left a magnificent imprint on the world of science and medical advancement in several ways, through determination, passion, and wisdom.

Marie Curie, originally known as Maria Sklodowska, was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland. She was the youngest of five children that were all taught science and literature by their parents from an early age excelling at anything and everything she was taught. When Curie
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Eventually, he found the Curies and they began working together. Marie Curie though, took Bequerel’s work further, conducting her own experiments on uranium rays and radioactivity. In 1897, the Curies had a daughter, Irene Joliot-Curie. Despite having to care for a child, Curie’s continued her studies. About a year later, Marie Curie made her biggest breakthrough yet. According to the Curies’ notes they discovered two new elements; polonium and radium. A few years later, the Curies shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with their old friend, Henri Bequerel. Not only that, but Marie Curie also won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Wasson ). All of the joy and cheer quickly disappeared though when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, starting World War 1. The horrendous war called for extra nurses and hospitals to take in the injured. Curie spent a great amount of time helping install X-ray machines in hospitals, making it easier for doctors and nurses to find shrapnel in soldiers and civilians

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