Chemist no. 4 of 350 · Nuclear/Radiochemistry
Marie Curie
1867-1934Poland/FranceNobel Physics 1903; Chemistry 1911
Radioactivity; discovered polonium and radium
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The discovery, explained
Marie Curie and the Discovery of Polonium, Radium and Radioactivity
How Marie Curie discovered polonium and radium from pitchblende, coined radioactivity and what it means for decay laws. Exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.
Publishing soon · 6 min readBiography
Marie Curie: The Life of the Scientist Who Won Two Nobel Prizes
Marie Curie's life story: childhood in Warsaw, studies in Paris, polonium and radium, two Nobel Prizes, war service and lessons for chemistry students.
Publishing soon · 7 min readAcademic lineage
Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.
- Teachers
- Gabriel Lippmanndoctoral
- Students
- Family