I met Pierre Curie for the first time in the spring of the year 1894... A Polish physicist whom I knew, and… — Marie Curie Copy Share Image
“For the admirable gift of himself, and for the magnificent service he renders humanity, what reward does our society offer the scientist?… — Marie Curie Copy Share Image
Pierre Curie came to see me and showed a simple and sincere sympathy with my student life. Soon he caught the habit… — Marie Curie Copy Share Image
The various reasons we have just enumerated lead us to believe that the new radioactive substance contains a new element to which we propose… — Marie Curie Copy Share
We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of… — Marie Curie Copy Share
The sensitive plate, the gas which is ionised, the fluorescent screen, are in reality receivers, into another kind of energy, chemical energy, ionic energy...… — Marie Curie Copy Share
I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also… — Marie Curie Copy Share
In chemical terms, radium differs little from barium; the salts of these two elements are isomorphic, while those of radium are usually less soluble… — Marie Curie Copy Share
In 1906, just as we were definitely giving up the old shed laboratory where we had been so happy, there came the dreadful catastrophe… — Marie Curie Copy Share
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. — Marie Curie Copy Share
I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also… — Marie Curie Copy Share
Pierre Curie voluntarily exposed his arm to the action of radium for several hours. This resulted in damage resembling a burn that developed progressively… — Marie Curie Copy Share
I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been… — Marie Curie Copy Share
There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth. — Marie Curie Copy Share
