Curie not only discovered radium, she realised what it could be used for: to attack cancer cells. Suddenly doctors had a new weapon in the fight against the disease. Today we all know someone who ...

When Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the natural radioactive elements polonium and radium, they did something truly remarkable– they uncovered an entirely new property of matter. The Curies ...

including the epoch-making discovery of radium, are set forth. Radium and polonium are not the only fruits of this ideal marriage, which was blessed by the birth of MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE ...

They finally isolated radium in 1902 in its pure metal form. Radium was named for the Latin for a ray and proved to be the most radioactive natural substance ever discovered. Although Marie Curie ...

This made her the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne. In 1911, Marie Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry, for her discovery of radium and polonium, and for furthering the ...

One woman, Marie Curie, helped change ... everything in our Universe. They discovered a new element that gave off rays of heat and light - they called this radium. They studied the light and ...

When Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the natural radioactive elements polonium and radium, they did something truly remarkable– they uncovered an entirely new property of matter. The Curies ...

Here, in Part 3, we discuss Alda’s hit TV series M*A*S*H, his play about the discoverer of the element radium, Madame Curie, some of the more interesting guests he’s had on his podcast Clear ...

“From the discovery of radium to being your new best friend ... Unlike the original Madame Curie, this kitty would prefer to be the one and only in her household. Marie shared the spotlight ...