I’ve been planning to feature famous and influential Scientists here at Scientific Blabber. And now let me start with Marie Curie as we celebrate her 144th birthday (thanks for the heads up Google!).
Born Marie Sklodowska on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw , Poland
The husband and wife tandem Marie and Pierre Curie discovered two radioactive element called Radium and Polonium.
In 1903, Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded half the Nobel Prize in Physics. The citation was, "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel." Henri Becquerel was awarded the other half for his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity.
In 1911 she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The citation by the Nobel Committee was, "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."
Source: Nobelprize.org
5 comments:
I remember her, she was one of the scientists our professor asked us to research on during my college days
she really has a brilliant mind:)
haven't heard of her but thanks for info
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Hi Yuuki. I think I've accidentally uncheck the box that allow comments. Lol. :)
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I was a geeky kid once and I wanted to discover things growing up too. ^.^
she will always be remembered
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