Curie, Madame
1867-1934 66 years
1867-1934 66 years
aka: Marie Sklodowska (maiden name)
famous woman scientist of early 20th century
born Warsaw, Poland, then part of Russia
youngest of 5 children
moved to Paris, married Pierre Curie
most famous for work on radioactivity, discovered new
elements
Nobel Prize in Physics--1903
Nobel Prize in Chemistry--1911
husband Pierre shared 1st Nobel Prize, was killed in a
street accident while walking, 1906.
daughter Irene also won a Nobel Prize in
Chemistry--1935.
famous woman scientist of early 20th century
born Warsaw, Poland, then part of Russia
youngest of 5 children
moved to Paris, married Pierre Curie
most famous for work on radioactivity, discovered new
elements
Nobel Prize in Physics--1903
Nobel Prize in Chemistry--1911
husband Pierre shared 1st Nobel Prize, was killed in a
street accident while walking, 1906.
daughter Irene also won a Nobel Prize in
Chemistry--1935.
| Madame Curie got the Nobel prize. The Nobel prize should have been given to the common ground. She was making all efforts to find a solution to a particular mathematical problem, and she could not find the way. For two years she struggled and struggled, and then one night, tired, she fell asleep. And in sleep something happened – because in sleep you are more open. In sleep you are not an egoist, in sleep you are a nobody, in sleep you don't cling to the identity... --Osho The Hidden Harmony, ch. 8 |
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