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3 days ago · Marie Curie, now at the highest point of her fame and, from 1922, a member of the Academy of Medicine, devoted her researches to the study of the chemistry of radioactive substances and the medical applications of these substances. Later work. Marie Curie and Warren G. Harding. Marie Curie (left foreground) with U.S. Pres. Warren G. Harding, 1921.
2 days ago · EM 012931028. On the eve of the First World War, Curie was a world-famous scientist. In 1914, she became head of the new Radium Institute at the Sorbonne, which developed into one of the world's leading centres for nuclear physics. Today it bears her name (trademarked, of course; see EM 003515673, IR 1120170, IR 1557383 ).
3 days ago · 8) Radiant. "Radiant" (2019) is a poignant biographical drama directed by Marjane Satrapi. It stars Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie, capturing her resolve and dedication to science. The film explores Curie's groundbreaking work in radioactivity and her struggles as a female scientist in a male-dominated field.
6 days ago · This comprehensive, accessible, and compelling picture book biography of Curie by acclaimed author-illustrator pair Deborah Hopkinson and Jen Hill captures the incredible perseverance that the pioneering scientist showed on her path to becoming the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
6 days ago · Marie Curie (1867–1934) whose work changed our modern understanding of matter and energy, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win the award in two different fields. Along with her husband Pierre, Curie's efforts led to the discovery of polonium and radium and, after Pierre's
3 days ago · Marie Curie died on July 4, 1934 aged 64. Her cause of death was found to be aplastic pernicious anaemia, a condition she developed after years of exposure to radiation. Her name lives on through Marie Curie, the UK’s leading endof-life charity. It evolved from Marie Curie Hospital which opened in London in 1930 but was bombed in the war.
3 days ago · This new body, the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation (ICIC), was created in 1922 and counted such figures as Henri Bergson, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Robert A. Millikan, and Gonzague de Reynold among its members (being thus a small commission of the League of Nations essentially centred on Western Europe).
