Friday, November 12, 2010

Marie Curie

 
"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood" 


She was one of the greatest women scientists of all time and probably the most famous.She was born in Poland but enrolled at the Sorbonne ( a well-known university in Paris ) in 1891.She discovered the radioactive elements polonium and radium. Her work not only influenced the development of fundamental science but also opened a new era in medical research and treatment. Marie Curie was the first person to win two Nobel prizes.


Picture from the Curie museum in Paris:



Quotes by Marie Curie:

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