what did marie curie achieve in life?
2006-07-25 15:40:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Marie Curie was a Polish-French chemist, pioneer in the early field of radiology and the first two-time Nobel laureate and the only person with Nobel Prizes in two different fields of science (physics and chemistry - due to the effects of sharing, she effectively obtained 1.25 Nobel Prizes). She also became the first woman appointed to teach at the Sorbonne. She was born a Pole in Warsaw, and spent her early years there, but in 1891 at age 24, moved to France to study science in Paris. She obtained all her higher degrees and conducted her scientific career there, and became a naturalized French citizen. She founded the Curie Institutes in Paris and in Warsaw.
2006-07-25 15:42:05 · answer #1 · answered by finesthaitian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marie Curie (Polish Maria SkÅodowska-Curie, November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was a Polish-French chemist, pioneer in the early field of radiology and the first two-time Nobel laureate and the only person with Nobel Prizes in two different fields of science (physics and chemistry - due to the effects of sharing, she effectively obtained 1.25 Nobel Prizes). She also became the first woman appointed to teach at the Sorbonne. She was born a Pole in Warsaw, and spent her early years there, but in 1891 at age 24, moved to France to study science in Paris. She obtained all her higher degrees and conducted her scientific career there, and became a naturalized French citizen. She founded the Curie Institutes in Paris and in Warsaw.
2006-07-25 22:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by eric 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know she was very instrumental in the study of radiation. I think she worked with radium. She worked along side her husband Pierre and eventually died from cancer from her constant exposure. I'm sure you could hit the books and find out much more.
2006-07-25 22:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by bobo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She was a chemist who made great developments in the discoveries of radiation. Because of this, her writings are now under protected glass because they are contaminated with some radioactive material.
2006-07-25 23:00:40 · answer #4 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she won the nobel peace prize in 1911
in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element
2006-07-25 22:43:50 · answer #5 · answered by woman38 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She was a chemist, has a daughter and found radium(used in watches) with help from her husband.
2006-07-25 22:45:14 · answer #6 · answered by Rock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she was a sceientce how help discover x rays sorry i cant say more i wish i could i think she won the noble peace prize
2006-07-26 19:51:43 · answer #7 · answered by gidget 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wikipedia, slacker! thats where i got all my papers. or surf for a site that offers free papers to print. i dont remember any right now...
2006-07-25 22:44:03 · answer #8 · answered by triskaidekaphobia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chemist and physicist known for her work on radioactivity and on radium
2006-07-25 22:42:44 · answer #9 · answered by La_Belle_LadyR99 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently someone hasn't made it to middle-school science yet...
2006-07-25 22:42:45 · answer #10 · answered by Everything 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋