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.

Marie Curie’s scientific journey truly began when she met and married Pierre Curie, a fellow physicist. The couple’s collaborative work led to the discovery of two new elements, polonium and ...

This made her the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne. In 1911, Marie Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry, for her discovery of radium and polonium, and for furthering the ...

It is of great interest to read between the lines of history-making science. We learn, for example, that "only the great [Ernest] Rutherford knew how to deal with Marie, because he was not awed by her ...

including the epoch-making discovery of radium, are set forth. Radium and polonium are not the only fruits of this ideal marriage, which was blessed by the birth of MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE ...

See also: Why the Element Marie Curie Discovered Also Killed Her A controversy has raged about the discovery of nuclear fission ever since, with critics claiming it represents one of the worst ...

Long before the women who helped win the space race were depicted in the 2016 film “Hidden Figures,” women were making contributions to science that far outpaced the credit they were given for their ...

Marie Curie’s work on radiation opened up the way for the first successful treatments for cancer. Modern scanning techniques, blood tests and genetics have all helped to diagnose cancers earlier.

Most of us know about Marie Curie being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She is also the only person to date to have won ...