Marie Curie
Published on Nov 23, 2015
Chemist
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MARIE CURIE
BY: MAKAYLA HEINTZELMAN
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
- Born: November 7, 1867 Warsaw Poland
- Death: July 4, 1934
- Field of science: Radioactivity
- Youngest of five
Marie Curie
CHILDHOOD
- Both parents were teachers
- Mother died when Marie was 11
- Followed her father in mathematics and physics
EDUCATION
- Took a break because of cost
- Worked to get her sister schooling
- Studied math, physics, and chemistry on her own time
- Moved to Paris and got into Sobonne
- Got masters degree in physics in 1893, and degree in mathematics a year later
POLONIUM
SCIENCE CAREER
- Discovered polonium in 1898
- Named after Poland
- Radioactive metal
- Product of radioactive decay of uranium
RADIUM
SCIENCE CAREER
- Discovered radium in 1898
- Rare radioactive metal
- Alkaline earth series
- Formerly used as radiation therapy
CHALLENGES/DIFICULTIES
- People didn't believe there was other elements in uranium
- Radiation from the elements she worked with got her sick and eventually killed her
BENIFITS FROM HER WORK
- She opened the door for other female scientist
- Radium is used for medical reasons such as fighting cancer
RECOGNITION
- Won half the Nobel prize in physics with her husband in 1903
- Awarded Nobel prize in 1911 in chemistry
- First female to win the Nobel prize
