The presentation is made by
students from "Cyril and
Methodius“ primary school
in Sliven, Bulgaria.
Marie and Pierre Curie
Marie Curie
• Born on 7 November 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. • Studied at Warsaw's clandestine Floating University.
• After the age of 18 she had to start working as a teacher and a governess because of the financial difficulties of her family.
Pierre Curie
• Born on 15 May 1859 in Paris, France. • By the age of 18 he had a higher degree, but did not proceed to a doctorate due to lack of money. • Later in 1878 began working together with his brother. • Pierre Curie met Maria Skłodowska (later Marie Curie) when a friend introduced him to her. She finally agreed to marry him on 26 July 1895. Radioactivity
• After Pierre and Marie married they both began joint research on the phenomenon of radioactivity.
• In 1896 after a scientist’s conclusion of that uranium salts emit spontaneous radiation Marie found that thorium has got same features and is even more active than uranium. • Curies worked with material from the famous uranium mine in Czech Bohemia ‐ uranium pitchblende, which in pure state is about four times more active than uranium oxide.
• radioactive elements ‐ polonium and radThe conclusion they made was that pitchblende contains at least two new ium. Prizes
• Both received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 – Marie was the first woman honored with this prize.
• Marie became the first woman received the title "Doctor of Sciences" of the University of Paris.
• Royal Society of London awarded both with medal "Davy“. • In 1904 Curies received medals "Mateuchi " from the Italian Academy of Sciences.
• In 1911 Marie received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‐
she became the first scientist honored twice with the Nobel Prize.
• On 19th of April 1906 comes the biggest shock of Marie’s life, Pierre Curie died in traffic accident. • After the death of Pierre, Marie Curie served as a head of the department at the University of Paris.
• In 1914 she became director of the Radium Institute (now the Institute "Curie " ) in Paris . • She founded the initiative
“Open doors” in 1918 in Radium Institute, supporting research in the field of chemistry, physics and medicine.
• She also founded the Radium Institute and Warsaw.
• She died on 4 July 1934 at the sanatorium of Sancellemoz, France.
In our town we have a professional high school of Electrical, Engineering and Electronics called “Marie Curie”.