Contest Entry|| My Favorite Scientist|| Marie Curie
Hello fellow members of my favorite community @Zero-to-infinity .I am glad to be part of this community and I’m so excited about taking part in this contest. I've always loved talking about science and the incredible contributions people have made to science, and I can't wait to share my favorite scientist with you, and she is none other than Madame Marie Curie.The mother of modern physics.The first time I heard about Marie Curie was in junior high school, when our math teacher read us one of her quotes, which said, "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 "-by Marie Curie, as curious as I am, I dedicated some time to learning about her life and contribution to the world of science. She was an amazing woman who sacrificed her life for her discoveries. You will develop affection for this woman if you dedicate some time to learning about her. I am so excited to share the little knowledge I know about her.
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WHO IS MARIE CURIE?
Her full name was Marie Sklodowska Curie. She was born on the 7th of November 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, but she was later naturalised in France. She received most of her childhood education from her father, who was a high school teacher. She had her tertiary education at Flying University in Warsaw. She earned her higher degrees when she moved to Paris. Madame Curie got married to Pierre Curie, who was a French physicist. They gave birth to Irene Joliot Curie, who later became a nuclear physicist and also a professor at the University of Paris, and Eve Curie, who became a biochemist. She won four Nobel Prizes. Marie and Pierre Curie, as husband and wife, won a Nobel Prize in Physics with Henry Becquerel.
Marie Curie and husband Pierre Curie
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SOME DISCOVERIES AND FACTS ABOUT MARIE CURIE I LOVE
Marie Curie made a lot of discoveries and achievements and these are just a few of her discoveries I want to share. Most of her discoveries were done in company with her husband, Pierre Curie.
1.She is one of the most influential scientists in the history of science. This serves as a motivation for most women.
2.In World War One, she made a greater contribution through her discovery of mobile radiology.
3.She discovered Radium and Polonium; Radium produces radon, a radioactive gas for treatment of some cancer, and
4.She and her husband, along with Henry Becquerel, discovered radioactivity in general.
5.She died at 66 in 1934 in France through Plastic Anaemia, due to her exposure to radioactive substances. As a result, her body was placed in a coffin wrapped in lead.
6.The body is still radioactive to date. She won four Nobel Prizes.
7.She trained about 150 women in X-ray technology at the Radium Institute.
Polonium Element
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SOME QUOTES BY HER
1.Be more curious about people and more curious about ideas.
2.I thought the way to progress was neither swift nor easy.
3.Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so we may be fearless.
CONCLUSION
Marie Curie did great things in her life which have greatly changed the world. I can’t write everything about her, but what I have written here is also great enough to showcase the life of this great woman. You can learn more about her through Wikipedia. Thank you for taking your time to read through. If you are also a lover of Madame Curie, let me know in the comment section. Legends never die... RIP MADAME MARIE CURIE
Marie and Prierre at work
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