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    influential role in science, Marie Curie did just that. Born Marie Sklodowska in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, Marie is best known for discovering the elements radium and polonium, and her study of radioactivity, which led to advances in the treatment of cancer and the development of nuclear power; both of which are still used today. Her work on radioactivity led to her being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and advancement in the use of x-rays especially in the medical field. In 1903 her and her husband Pierre Curie were jointly awarded, along with Henry Becquerel (a French physicist), the Nobel Prize for physics for the discovery of radioactivity. Marie Curie…

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    Marie Curie was a remarkable woman. She overcame adversity to become one of the most accomplished scientists today. Without this scientist the fight against cancer or something as simple as getting an x-ray would not be what it is today. Her research has helped to save the lives of millions. In order to accomplish everything she did (Founder of Curic Instutes, winner of two Nobel Prizes, discovering two new chemical elements) being a woman in a time where women were considered to be second class…

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    Marie Curie is famous, but we only remember two or three of her achievements & discoveries. We remember even less about who she was, not as a historical figure, but as a person. How did she spend her free time? What was her occupation? What happened to her near her end? Marie isn’t just a historical figure, but she was a real person like anyone; she left a lasting impact on the world around her. Marie Curie had many jobs. Marie Curie was a governess for a short amount of time to fund her…

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    are a little heroes who do not become removed from the pages. One of my confidential all-time heroes is Marie Curie, the early woman to accomplish the Nobel Prize. At a period after women were not allowed to go in the University of Warsaw, her residence metropolis, Marie worked as a governess beforehand becoming…

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    This book report will be about Marie Curie. She was the one who discovered radium. Marie discovered it because she was interested in figuring out what it was. Radium helped people back them by helping to create mobile X-ray units (Borzendowski 98) and glowing paint (Borzendowski 110). Today it is used for contact lenses, smoke detectors, alarms, microwaves, and medicines (Borzendowski 116). Marie Curie was very crucial to the course of history. She was the one who discovered radium, which is…

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    Marie Sklodowska Curie was a Polish chemist who was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw. Exceeding all expectations, Curie excelled in and outside of the classroom by achieving a masters degree in physics and math. Curie was also the only woman of her time to win the Nobel Peace Prize twice in chemistry and in physics. Having one of the world’s most brilliant minds, Marie Curie discovered the field of atomic physics, polonium, leading to the development of the atom bomb, and radium, which paved…

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    Marie Salomea Sklodowska, other wise known as Marie Curie. Marie Curie was a french woman who worked in physics and chemistry. Marie is the most famous for her work with radioactivity, and the discovery of Polonium and Radium. Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. She is the daughter of Wladyslaw and Bronislava, who were both teachers. (Famous Scientists) Marie was the youngest of five children. As she grew up, she faced many obstacles such as, her family did not have a lot…

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    Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867 in Poland, she was the youngest of the five other children in her family. Her father was a math and physics teacher, and her mother was a principal. Marie’s parents highest priority was their children's education, all of their children went to school. Her father made up games to help his children learn geography. He read poems to them and taught them the five languages he knew. Then her mother became ill with a disease called tuberculosis. On to of that her…

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    Marie Curie once said, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be misunderstood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” Marie Curie, a female rights activist who fought to not be ridiculed for her intelligence as it did not match her gender, justified that you do not need to be a man to be able to discover something that is helpful and key. In present day, we still use what Curie enforced. She forced upon the use of radioactive elements to be used in medical…

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    Marie Curie: A Magnificent Scientist Imagine if you had cancer and were told there was nothing the doctors could do to help. They told you that you only had 2 years to live and that they were extremely sorry. This is what would happen to every single cancer patient if Marie Curie never researched radioactivity. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discovered radium in 1898, Marie then further researched it and discovered the benefits and disadvantages of it. Thanks to Currie radioactivity is now…

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