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 ...

Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist and pioneer in the study of radiation. She discovered the elements polonium and radium with her husband, Pierre. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in ...

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 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 ...

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.

Author Dava Sobel discusses how she discovered the many forgotten female scientists who were mentored by Marie Curie in early ...

Confused? Read on… Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist and pioneer in the study of radiation. Her discovery of radium and polonium hugely contributed to the fight against cancer, and she was ...

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 ...