What Were Marie Curie's Accomplishments
Who do you think is considered great? One person who is great is Marie Curie. She is great because she was considered one of the greatest scientists of all time even though women were not treated equally in her time. In order for Marie Curie to be grand, she worked through her setbacks and had many, many achievements.
Marie Curie had many achievements but she also had many setbacks. Some of these were that she didn’t have enough money to get into Sorbonne for a long while. Another is that her husband died. Both of these difficulties were devastating but Marie persevered. She was the best in her class in high school so, naturally, she wanted to go to a good college. Unfortunately, she wanted to go to a place called Sorbonne but it …show more content…
Some of her 3 major achievements were that she and her husband won a Nobel Prize, She discovered 2 new elements, and the first forms of cancer treatment using radiation. Marie and her husband, Pierre, won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903. In the book it says,”Although 1903 was only the third year the awards were made, they were already regarded as a great honor….With their award, Becquerel and the Curies were immediately identified as three of the world’s greatest scientists.” She also won a Davy Medal also in 1903. Marie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first woman to win 2 Nobel Prizes in 2 different fields. This is one reason why she is great. Another accomplishment that she had was that she discovered two NEW elements. These two elements were Polonium and Radium. It is stated in Marie Curie: A Brilliant Life, “As she expected, most of the uranium-type rays were given off by the rocks called pitchblende… But to Marie’s surprise, pitchblende gave off more radiation than she expected… There was only one explanation for the extra radiation in pitchblende. In July 1898, Marie announced her discovery -- she had found a new element, which she named polonium… In December 1898, Marie announced the discovery of another new, more radioactive, element -- radium.” This shows how Marie found TWO new elements within ONE year! This is a major achievement because it helped us understand how radioactivity worked because it
Marie Curie had many achievements but she also had many setbacks. Some of these were that she didn’t have enough money to get into Sorbonne for a long while. Another is that her husband died. Both of these difficulties were devastating but Marie persevered. She was the best in her class in high school so, naturally, she wanted to go to a good college. Unfortunately, she wanted to go to a place called Sorbonne but it …show more content…
Some of her 3 major achievements were that she and her husband won a Nobel Prize, She discovered 2 new elements, and the first forms of cancer treatment using radiation. Marie and her husband, Pierre, won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903. In the book it says,”Although 1903 was only the third year the awards were made, they were already regarded as a great honor….With their award, Becquerel and the Curies were immediately identified as three of the world’s greatest scientists.” She also won a Davy Medal also in 1903. Marie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first woman to win 2 Nobel Prizes in 2 different fields. This is one reason why she is great. Another accomplishment that she had was that she discovered two NEW elements. These two elements were Polonium and Radium. It is stated in Marie Curie: A Brilliant Life, “As she expected, most of the uranium-type rays were given off by the rocks called pitchblende… But to Marie’s surprise, pitchblende gave off more radiation than she expected… There was only one explanation for the extra radiation in pitchblende. In July 1898, Marie announced her discovery -- she had found a new element, which she named polonium… In December 1898, Marie announced the discovery of another new, more radioactive, element -- radium.” This shows how Marie found TWO new elements within ONE year! This is a major achievement because it helped us understand how radioactivity worked because it