My experiments proved that the radiation of uranium compounds can be measured with precision under determined conditions and that this radiation is an atomic property of the element of uranium. — Marie Curie Copy Share Image
We believe the substance we have extracted from pitchblende contains a metal not yet observed, related to bismuth by its analytical properties. If the existence of this new metal is confirmed we propose to call it polonium, from the name… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. — Marie Curie Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
