We learn, for example, that "only the great [Ernest] Rutherford knew how to deal with Marie, because he was not awed by her— he liked her." He also is quoted as saying "Madame Curie is a hard person ...

In 1903, Marie Curie (November 7, 1867–July 4, 1934) broke barriers as the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, sharing the honor with her husband, Pierre, for their groundbreaking research on ...

Marie Sklodowska was born in Warsaw November ... in radioactivity which she made in collaboration with her husband, Mme. Curie has published a great many independent papers, and a volume ...

When Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the natural ... and it also led to the development of nuclear weapons. Irène Joliot-Curie, her husband Frédéric, and many of their contemporaries were ...

The physicists-chemists Marie and Pierre Curie considered these their hard ... that Brooks “would either put her husband before her students, thereby compromising her classes, or she would ...

Marie continued her work on radioactivity and took over her husband’s professorship. This made her the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne. In 1911, Marie Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in ...

Lauren Gunderson’s play “The Half-Life of Marie Curie” is based on the true friendship of European scientists Marie Curie and ...

Long before the women who helped win the space race were depicted in the 2016 film “Hidden Figures,” women were making contributions to science that far outpaced the credit they were given for their ...

When Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the natural ... and it also led to the development of nuclear weapons. Irène Joliot-Curie, her husband Frédéric, and many of their contemporaries were ...

But it was and because of this Marie became very ill and died. Marie Curie inspired others to continue her work. Over time, this has saved the lives of many people all over the world and ...