Marie Sklodowska Curie 1867- 1934
Marie Curie was the first female scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Science and the first scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Science twice. Since the Curie couple discovered the radioactive element radium in 1897, articles and books praising them have never stopped for more than 80 years. It can be seen that her merits and qualities are deeply remembered by future generations and become an example for scientists and teenagers to learn.
Poor and diligent students
Mary? Skorodovska 1867 was born in an upright and patriotic teacher's family in Warsaw, Poland. She has been studious since she was a child. 16 years old graduated from middle school and won a gold medal. Because women were not allowed to enter universities in Warsaw under the Russian czar at that time, and her family was in financial difficulties, Mary had to go to the countryside in the northwest of Warsaw to be a tutor alone.
During her three years as a governess, she not only educated her master's children, but also took time to teach the children of local farmers to read and insisted on self-study. She used the money saved by her frugal life to help her sister go to Paris to study.
1889, she returned to Warsaw and continued to be a tutor. Once, a friend of hers took her to the laboratory of the Industrial and Agricultural Museum, where she discovered a new world and the laboratory fascinated her. As long as she has time in the future, she will come to the laboratory and indulge in various physical and chemical experiments. Her special interest in experiments and basic experimental skills were cultivated here.
189 1 year, with the help of her father and sister, her wish to study in Paris came true. When she came to the Faculty of Science of Paris University, she made up her mind to learn real skills, so she studied very hard. She takes a 1 hour carriage to the classroom early every day, chooses a seat closest to the podium, and then clearly hears all the knowledge that the professor said. In order to save time and concentrate, and also to save the cost of taking a bus, she moved out of her sister's house and moved into the roof of a house near the school four months after she entered school. There is no fire, no lights and no water in this attic. There is only a small skylight on the roof, and there is a little light in the room next to it. Only 40 rubles a month, she is very satisfied with such a living condition. She devoted herself to her research. Although the poor and hard life weakened her physique day by day, her rich knowledge enriched her mind day by day. 1893, she finally graduated from the physics department with the first place. The next year, he graduated from the mathematics department of the school with the second place.
Hard conditions, excellent work
Mary's diligence, assiduousness and cleverness won the respect of Professor Lippmann. After obtaining a master's degree in physics, she came to Professor Lippmann's laboratory and began her scientific research activities. It was here that she met the young physicist Pierre? Curie (also translated by Pierre? Curie, Boolean? Curie).