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A 3 page discussion and examination of the life and work of Marie Curie. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of the most popular members of the scientific community of her day" (Canton, 1994; 46). She, along with her husband, engaged in many experiments that exposed her to radiation that
would ultimately lead to her death, but would also lead to a deeper understanding of cancer and radiation. The following paper examines her life and work. Marie Curie
As noted Curie involved herself in studies concerning radiation for the most part. She was a woman whose parents advocated education and thus was lucky enough to be sent off
to study subjects not normally studied by women: "As a young woman she went to Paris to study mathematics, chemistry and physics" (Marie Sklodowska Curie, 2007). It was, however, radioactive
science that intrigued her. Her doctoral thesis was on "the radioactive properties of uranium, which were discovered by Henri Becquerel in 1896" (Nye, 2007). After she had married she enlisted
the help of her husband to help further her studies and experiments as she sought to identify "the source of radiation in pitchblende ore from which uranium already had been
extracted" (Nye, 2007). She continued studies and won the Nobel Prize, the first woman to ever do so, in 1903 and then again in 1911 (Canton, 1994; 46). After
1911 there were many issues that Curie seemed to be dealing with. Her husband had been killed in an accident a few years prior and there were issues regarding scandals
(a possible affair) and not being able to move up in her professorial career (Nye, 2007). But, when the First World War came along she became involved again and is
responsible for taking portable x-ray units into the hospitals during the war (Nye, 2007). This also employed other women and essentially enabled more women to become involved in science and
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