Marie Curie made groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity, earning her two Nobel Prizes. She discovered polonium and radium, significantly advancin ...

Marie Curie, in Paris in 1925 ... pass through a hand and impress a ghostly image on photographic paper. Henri Becquerel was noting the emission of a different kind of mysterious rays, those ...

As we near the end of Women’s History Month, a time designated to commemorate the role of women in history, we will explore ...

In 1903, Marie and Pierre Curie, along with Henri Becquerel, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their collective work on radioactivity. This recognition was groundbreaking, not only for ...

Marie Curie, Pierre Curie with Autobiographical Notes More firsts and a tragedy In June 1903, Marie Curie’s research led her to become the first woman in France to get a Ph.D. In December of that year ...

Marie Sklodowska was born in Warsaw November ... half to Mons. and Mme. Curie and half to Henri Becquerel, whose discovery of the spontaneous radio-activity of uranium ore formed the basis of ...