Marie Curie: The Mother of Radioactivit...

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Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize--and she didn’t only win one, she won two. Carter and Vanessa discuss Marie’s inspirations in naming the elements she discovered: polonium and radium, and how she fought sexism throughout her life, paving the way for women in s ... Show More

Marie Curie, born Maria Sklodowska from a poor family in Poland, rose to the pinnacle of scientific fame in the early years of the twentieth century, winning the Nobel Prize twice in the fields of physics and chemistry. At the time, women were simply not accepted in scientific fi ... Show More

In a leaky shed in Paris, Marie Curie turned two tons of pitchblende (aka special rocks) into a single test tube of radium chloride - its green glow lighting up the walls. It must have been a magic...if radioactive!...moment.Today on Patented we talk with Patricia Fara about Mari ... Show More

How the women of America, exactly 100 years ago, scrimped and saved and sacrificed to secure a vital gram of radium for their scientific hero, Marie Curie... 

A lot of people only know Marie Curie as a woman who won a Nobel prize (or two...spoilers) but that's just a small part of the life of this physicist, wife and mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

¿Sabías quién es Marie Curie? Fue una científica polaca nacionalizada francesa. Fue pionera en el campo de la radiactividad y fue la primera persona en recibir dos premios Nobel en distintas especialidades: Física y Química. También fue la primera mujer en ocupar el puesto de pro ... Show More

Voici la partie 2 de l'épisode qui parle de Marie Curie, une femme de génie que vous devez absolument connaitre ! Marie Curie est une grande femme de sciences qui a participé à la découverte de la radioactivité et qui a 2 prix Nobel ! C'est une pionnière dans les sciences ... Show More