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.

AFP / Getty Images When Marie Curie came to the United States for the first time, in May 1921, she had already discovered the elements radium and polonium, coined the term “radio-active” and ...

Radium and polonium are not the only fruits of this ideal marriage, which was blessed by the birth of MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE Immortalized by her researches on radium. two children who already give ...

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 ...

polonium and radium, in 1898. Curie’s meticulous research demonstrated that these elements emitted radiation, a phenomenon she termed “radioactivity.” In 1903, Marie and Pierre Curie ...

Marie Curie's groundbreaking work in radioactivity, earning her two Nobel Prizes, led to significant contributions in science and medicine. Despite her discoveries of polonium and radium ...

Polonium and radium were added to Marie Curie's discoveries, paving the way for modern physics, which is responsible for many technical developments that we still use today. The Curies then decided to ...

In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with the married ...

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Marie Curie is renowned for her revolutionary ... Her revolutionary discoveries of the radioactive elements polonium and radium transformed science and opened the door to further breakthroughs.

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 ...