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Marie and Pierre Curie

Marie and Pierre Curie. By: Harleen Gill & Jaskarn Pannu. Pierre Curie:. May 15 th 1859- April 19 th 1906 Born in Paris, France 1878- Obtained Degree in Physics 1895- Obtained Doctor of Science Degree 1895- Professor at Sorbonne University Had a collision with a wagon and

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Marie and Pierre Curie

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  1. Marie and Pierre Curie By: Harleen Gill & Jaskarn Pannu

  2. Pierre Curie: • May 15th 1859- April 19th 1906 • Born in Paris, France • 1878- Obtained Degree in Physics • 1895- Obtained Doctor of Science Degree • 1895- Professor at Sorbonne University • Had a collision with a wagon and he passed away.

  3. Marie Sklodowska: • November 7th 1867- July 4th 1934 • Born in Warsaw, Poland • 1891- Went to Paris • Degree in Mathematics & Physics • 1895- Married to Pierre Curie • Marie Curie died due to overexposure of radioactive material

  4. Timeline & Contributions: Timeline: Contributions: Developed ways to separate radium from residue 1914- World War I, Marie encouraged radium for remedy • 1896- Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity • 1898- J. J Thomson develops pudding model of an atom

  5. Experiment: • Used chemical analysis to isolate Pitchblende • Identified the radioactive fractions • Discovered that two fractions were strongly radioactive • Concluded that Barium and Bismuth contained new elements

  6. Tools Used: Apparatus used to detect radioactivity Curie Electrometer to identify radioactive fractions.

  7. Bibliography: • Information: • http://www.phy.pmf.unizg.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xcurie.html • http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/marie-curie-bio.html • http://www.aip.org/history/curie/resbr2.htm • Images: • http://www.google.ca/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii

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