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Marie And Pierre Curie

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MARIE AND PIERRE CURIE

BY: ALEX MELO, ANNIKA CERDA, DANIEL DABABNEH

BACKGROUND

  • Marie was born in Warsaw, Poland
  • Peire was born in France
  • Started off as lab partners
  • Went to University of Paris

WHAT DID THEY DO?

  • They discovered the theory of Radioactivity
  • Discovered Polonium and Radium
  • They discovered it by seperating elements
  • They were doing chemical analysis
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SIGNIFICANCE

  • Helped with Medical work
  • Helped with new treatments
  • Created portable X-rays
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INTERESTING FACTS

  • Marie: First woman to win Nobel Prize
  • Polonium was named after Poland
  • Lab partners that married each other