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Kailey Kuhnert

Pierre and Marie Curie. Kailey Kuhnert. Marie Curie. Born: November 7, Warsaw 1867 Married Pierre in 1895 First scientist to use the term radioactive. Became the first women to win Nobel Prize. Marie Curie. Marie influenced fundamental science. Marie was first to isolate pure radium.

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Kailey Kuhnert

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  1. Pierre and Marie Curie Kailey Kuhnert

  2. Marie Curie • Born: November 7, Warsaw 1867 • Married Pierre in 1895 • First scientist to use the term radioactive. • Became the first women to win Nobel Prize.

  3. Marie Curie • Marie influenced fundamental science. • Marie was first to isolate pure radium. • Marie received science license in 1893 • Marie thought X rays would help locate bullets

  4. Marie Curie (Cont.) • Won 15 gold metal awards • Died on July 4, 1934 • Died from leukemia

  5. Pierre Curie • Born: Paris May 15 1869 • Eight years older than Marie. • Submitted doctoral thesis in 1895 • Discovered basic relationship between magnetic properties and temperature

  6. Pierre Curie • Early studies were crystallography. • Turned attention to magnitude. • Established analogies between paramagnetic bodies & perfect gases. • Awarded the Davy Medal of the Royal Society of London.

  7. Pierre Curie • Studied magnetism • Pierre and 1 student made 1st discovery of nuclear energy. • Run over by horse-drawn cart. • Died April 19, 1906.

  8. Pierre and Marie Curie • Discovered elements radium and polonium. • Spent much of career studying radioactivity. • Have their own law. • Curie is unit of radioactivity

  9. Pierre and Marie Curie They had two kids. Marie had donated their medals to war effort. Contributed to shaping the world of the 20th & 21st century.

  10. Bibliography • "Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium." Nobelprize.org. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/articles/curie/>. • Marie Curie." Zephyrus Interactive Education Website. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/mariecurie.html>. • "Marie Curie." King's College - Wilkes-Barre, PA - 1-888-KINGS-PA. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/mariecurie.html>. •  "The Curies." PBS. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/cosmostar/html/cstars_curies.html>. • Pierre Curie." The American Institute of Physics -- Physics Publications and Resources. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://www.aip.org/history/curie/pierre.htm>. • Pierre Curie -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Curie>. • "Pierre Curie | Biography | atomicarchive.com." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/Bios/PierreCurie.shtml>.

  11. Bibliography Cont. • Patent-Invent: Pierre Curie." Victorian Old Patents and Inventions - Victorian Science, Scientists, Inventors & Technology. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://www.patent-invent.com/electricity/inventors/pierre_curie.html>. • "Inventor Marie Curie Biography." The Great Idea Finder - Celebrating the Spirit of Innovation. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/curie.htm>. •  "Madame Curie." Cal Poly Pomona. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://www.csupomona.edu/~nova/scientists/articles/curie.html>. • Pierre Curie." Obstetric ultrasound -- a comprehensive guide to ultrasound scans in pregnancy. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. <http://www.ob-ultrasound.net/curie.html>. • Marie Curie -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 25 Feb. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie>.

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