Chris Packham explains how Marie Curie’s discovery of polonium and radium changed atomic theory and how her study of radioactivity helped doctors use X-rays to save thousands of lives.

Marie Curie, an emblematic figure in the world of science, has left an indelible mark on the fabric of physics and chemistry.

By December of that year, they had found another new element, ‘radium’, named after the Latin word for ray. Polonium and radium were added to Marie Curie's discoveries, paving the way for modern ...

镭成为为作家提供启发的一种神秘物品，如保罗·德·伊伏瓦（Paul d’Ivoi）的“La Course au Radium”（暂译：《镭的追逐》）或拉乌 ... 寂寞而骄傲的一生》（“Une femme honorable”），洛朗·勒米尔（Laurent Lemire）“Marie Curie”（暂译：《玛丽·居里》），玛丽亚·斯克 ...

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 ...

This high figure, Mrs. Bishop said, was confirmed when she sent a sample to the Institut de Radium in Paris (once presided over by the late Marie Curie). Present price of radium is $25 per ...

During World War I, Marie Curie left her lab behind, inventing a mobile X-ray unit that could travel to the battlefront and training 150 women to operate these ‘Little Curies.’ Back in the ...

There was a time when people didn't think that women were clever enough to work in science. We know today this is nonsense, but not then. One woman, Marie Curie, helped change the lives of people ...

Jorgensen, The Conversation The element was hard to get and extremely expensive but essential for Curie's cancer research ...

Ask Srinivas about what inspired him to write about Marie Curie and he says ... for her groundbreaking research on radioactivity and radium. The book narrates her life history and explains ...