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Madame Marie Curie’s Famous Quotes with Biography

Early Childhood:

Madame Marie Curie was a famous scientist. She was born on 7 Nov 1867 AD in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Her childhood name was Maria Sklodowska. She was the fifth and the last child of her parents. Both of her parents were lowly paid, teachers.

Her father lost his job when she was 6 and her mother died when she was 11 years. She was simple, sharp, intelligent, and witty from her early childhood. Although her parents were poor, she got a good educational and cultural environment at home.

She graduated from high school at the age of 16 with a gold medal. At that time, girls were not allowed to pursue higher studies in Poland. Her relatives realized that she had the high potential to do something great provided she was given the right opportunity. Her parents were poor, and there was no way that they could send her to a foreign country for higher studies. Hence, she became a teacher for some time.

Paris and Her Discoveries:

Later in 1889, her relatives managed to send her to Paris for higher studies. She joined Sorbonne University. She studied math and physics and graduated with first class first in 1893. She got a scholarship to study mathematics. She met Professor Perry Curie in 1894.

Their relationship grew into life partners. They got married in 1895. She then became Marie Curie or Madam Marie Curie. They both worked together to carry out several scientific types of research. With the help of her husband, she did her Ph.D. in ‘A Study of the Properties of Uranium.’ During their investigation, they discovered radio waves and an essential element in 1898.

They named it Polonium to commemorate Madam Curie’s native Poland. They continued their research. They got 10,000 kg of uranium (pitchblende rock) and conducted several experiments on it. At last, one night in November 1898, she was so happy to have seen a dazzling light of blue color coming out The light disappeared when she switched on the light.

Thus, they discovered radium. It was radium producing that kind of light For this discovery, both the Curie couple and her Professor Antoine Henri Becquerel were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. Radium is used these days to treat cancer.

Her husband died in a road accident in 1906, but she continued her research. She discovered radioactivity. She was again awarded the Noble Prize in 1911, this time for Chemistry. Thus, she became the first woman not only to receive the Noble Prize but a woman ever to receive two Noble Prizes in science. She also got 15 gold medals and 19 different degrees.

She established the ‘Curie Institute of Radium’ in memory of her late husband at the University of Paris. She also established Radium Institute in Warsaw. As she worked in the radioactive environment she got cancer and died on 4^th July 1934.

She was a hardworking and committed person. She believed in quality and continuous striving. What she did achieve is unprecedented in human history. We can learn many valuable lessons from her struggle and achievements.

Marie Curie Famous Quotes / Inspirational Quotes by Marie Curie

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. Quotes by Marie Curiel scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales. Quotes by Marie Curie
I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, about how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy. Quotes by Marie Curie
After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through a lack of historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it. Quotes by Marie Curie
All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. Quotes by Marie Curie
Some sadistic scientists hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth. Quotes by Marie Curie
I was taught that the way to progress was neither swift nor easy. Quotes by Marie Curie
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted with something and that this thing must be attained. Quotes by Marie Curie
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. Quotes by Marie Curie
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. Quotes by Marie Curie
I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going to be kind enough to give me one, please let it be practical and dark so that I can put it on afterward to go to the laboratory. Quotes by Marie Curie
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from discoveries. Quotes by Marie Curie
In science, we must be interested in things, not in persons. Quotes by Marie Curie