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Marie Curie has been one of the most influential women throughout history, not just in the field of science. ... From a boarding house in Poland to becoming the only person to hold two Nobel prizes in science, Marie Curie truly outgrew her humble roots. ... In addition to everything Marie Curie did scientifically, for the female population she made huge strides, which are still highly relevant today.
Born in Warsaw in 1867, Marie Curie was born with the name Marya Sklodowska. ...
Eventually she joined her sister and brother-in-law in France, who were both doctors, and changed her name to Marie. ...
In 1884, after she completed her studies, Marie was given a grant for a research project on magnetism. She was told that she would receive help from a bright young man…who turned out to be none other than Pierre Curie, himself. Marie had planned on going back to Poland to teach, but instead, she and Pierre wed the next year. Marie began to work on her doctorate—all while being pregnant. ...
After this, Marie began the work she is most famed for. ...
Marie first investigated to find out if uranium was the only substance that would emit radiation. ...
However, Marie stumbled across a rather puzzling question: if radiation was a property only of uranium and thorium, then shouldn’t the pitchblende (uranium ore) residue lose its radioactive properties after the uranium was extracted? ... Marie concluded that pitchblende must contain scintilla amounts of a highly radioactive unknown substance, though all initial chemical analysis showed only known substances that were not radioactive. At this point, Pierre joined her in her work, and by July 1898 they had confirmed the presence of a new element: polonium, which was named in honor of Marie’s homeland.
Approximate Word count = 1381
Approximate Pages = 5.5
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