Fun Facts

  • Marie Curie was associated with many notable people, some of them being 1. Henri Becquerel: Co recipient of the 1903 Nobel prize in physics for their combined work on radioactivity 2. Irene Joliot Curie: Her daughter who also won a Nobel prize in chemistry in 1935. 3. Albert Einstein: They shared a mutual respect and friendship, and they often discussed scientific ideas. Some of the notable groups/organizations she worked with are 1. Curie Foundation: Established in 1920 this foundation supported the research activities of the Institute du Radium and contributed to the development of medical projects 2. Institute du Radium: Founded by Marie Curie and her husband Pierre, this institute became a leading center for research in radioactivity. 

 

  • Marie Curie's religious beliefs: Marie's father was an atheist, her mother a devout Catholic the deaths of Maria's mother and sister caused her to give up Catholicism and become agnostic. Agnostic- ag·nos·tic meaning a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God. Marie Curie was a revolutionary, a feminist and she did exhibit some traits that might align with libertarian values. 

 

  • She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.