Essays on Marie Curie

Marie Curie “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” This famous quote was said by the Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research…

Marie Curie, although born into a humble background in Poland as the youngest of five children in a low-income family, went on to revolutionize scientific research and discoveries through her work as a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and the treatment of cancer, thus…

Marie Curie: The Most Radioactive Woman on Earth Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist from Poland. She is famous for her research and discoveries in radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only woman to win two. She…

The Inner World of Marie Curie written by Barbara Goldsmith highlights the scientific, along with personal and societal, accomplishments of Marie Curie throughout her career in science. Goldsmith does a tremendous job of not only portraying Marie Curie as the patriotic and selfless genius that…

Marie Curie is one of the most important figures in science with her pioneering research on radioactivity: a technique for isolating radioactive isotopes. Her discovery of polonium and radium paved the way for many modern medical inventions and treatments that would not exist if not…