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Jan. 30, 2017
The wife of celebrated chemist Pierre Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery of two elements: Polonium 209 and Radium 223. Though Pierre died five years ago, his assistance was instrumental in her discoveries and the scientific community owes him a great debt of gratitude.
During her acceptance speech, Currie’s wife thanked her husband Pierre and the many other scientists whose guidance and intellect guided her onup a difficult path to academic success. Attendees at the awards ceremony were deeply inspired and walked away with a greater appreciation for the things women can accomplish, especially when they marry a man as smart and admirable as Pierre was.
Curie’s wife was also celebrated for her pioneering work bringing x-ray-medicine to the front lines of combat. Indeed, it took a woman’s sensuality and intuition to bring such a dense and scientific concept out of the lab and into the practical feminine art of battlefield medicine. She truly hasd quite the female brain in her.
Dr. Curie’s widow will easily be remembered as one of history’s greatest female students of chemistry, perhaps even as a chemist.
The wife of celebrated chemist Pierre Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery of two elements: Polonium 209 and Radium 223. Though Pierre died five years ago, his assistance was instrumental in her discoveries and the scientific community owes him a great debt of gratitude.
