Woman Quote
Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 06:43:43
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
Marie Curie (1867 - 1934)
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Eliane says: Some quotes are timeless!
Doesn't it seem that certain messages are always repeated in different words all throughout time?
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About Madame Curie
Marie Sklodowska-Curie was a scientist who worked in Paris, France. She died from radiation poisoning as she is credited with being the discoveror of radiation, along with her husband. She, her husband, and her daughter are all Nobel Prize Laureates. She was the first person to win or share TWO Nobel Prizes.
"In an unusual decision, Skłodowska-Curie intentionally refrained from patenting the radium-isolation process so that the scientific community could do research unhindered." Marie was a true scientist who wanted all scientist to benefit from her work so more discoveries could be made to benefit the world. She could have made a lot of money! When World War I came about, she and her husband donated their gold medal Nobel Prizes to help fund the French war effort. She also made the radon x-ray tubes to power the "Little Curies" which were portable units carried on the battlefields to x-ray hurt soldiers. Madame Curie was a very hard-working scientist and also a college Professor! She toured the United States twice to raise money for her work and to establish universities.
"As one of the most famous female scientists to date, Marie Curie has been an icon in the scientific world and has inspired many tributes and recognitions. In 1995, she was the first and only woman laid to rest under the famous dome of the Panthéon, in Paris, on her own merits, alongside her husband. The curie (symbol Ci), a unit of radioactivity, is named in their honor, as is the element with atomic number 96 - curium."
The quotes are from a Wikipedia article.
Marie Curie (1867 - 1934)
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Eliane says: Some quotes are timeless!
Doesn't it seem that certain messages are always repeated in different words all throughout time?
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About Madame Curie
Marie Sklodowska-Curie was a scientist who worked in Paris, France. She died from radiation poisoning as she is credited with being the discoveror of radiation, along with her husband. She, her husband, and her daughter are all Nobel Prize Laureates. She was the first person to win or share TWO Nobel Prizes.
"In an unusual decision, Skłodowska-Curie intentionally refrained from patenting the radium-isolation process so that the scientific community could do research unhindered." Marie was a true scientist who wanted all scientist to benefit from her work so more discoveries could be made to benefit the world. She could have made a lot of money! When World War I came about, she and her husband donated their gold medal Nobel Prizes to help fund the French war effort. She also made the radon x-ray tubes to power the "Little Curies" which were portable units carried on the battlefields to x-ray hurt soldiers. Madame Curie was a very hard-working scientist and also a college Professor! She toured the United States twice to raise money for her work and to establish universities.
"As one of the most famous female scientists to date, Marie Curie has been an icon in the scientific world and has inspired many tributes and recognitions. In 1995, she was the first and only woman laid to rest under the famous dome of the Panthéon, in Paris, on her own merits, alongside her husband. The curie (symbol Ci), a unit of radioactivity, is named in their honor, as is the element with atomic number 96 - curium."
The quotes are from a Wikipedia article.
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