Madame Marie Curie - Empowerment in Action - One Minute History

Madame Marie Curie is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She is awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with her husband Pierre and Henri Becquerel, for developing the theory of ‘radioactivity’. In 1911, Curie wins a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for her discovery of the elements Radium and Polonium; becoming the first person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Because of her gender, Madame Curie had to overcome significant barriers in order to accomplish her scientific achievements. She gave away much of her Nobel Prize money, refused to patent the radium-isolation process to encourage ongoing research and developed mobile radiological units to help battlefield surgeons save lives during the first World War. Curie’s work helped to overturn long established ideas in physics and chemistry, while paving the way for future generations of women and scientists.

Read by Adam Sartain

EDUCATORS

History-Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools - Kindergarten through Grade Twelve

2.5 Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others’ lives (e.g., biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Louis Pasteur, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Golda Meir, Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride).

[hannastaszak]

Maria SKŁODOWSKA -CURIE była geniuszem. W 8 lat 2 Nagrody Nobla z fizyki i chemii ❤❤❤

[Artur_M.]

Also known as Marie (or Maria) Skłodowska-Curie. 😉
Seriously though, she kept using her Polish maiden surname alongside her husband's.

[hannastaszak]

Pani Maria nazywała się SKŁODOWSKA -CURIE, była Polką. Pierwiastek POLON nazwała na cześć swojej ojczyzny Polski 🇵🇱