After Pierre and Marie Curie got married, Marie Curie found out about a discovery that the French physicist Henri Becquerel made about the element uranium: it gave off a glow in ultraviolet rays similar to X-Rays. Being that she was previously interested in X-Rays, she had decided to dedicate her research project on finding out what caused the X-Rays. Pierre Curie abandoned many of his physics experiments to help out as well. During the experiments, she discovered that radiation was an atomic property. From this, she coined the term "radioactivity". She then experimented with the mineral pitchblende and discovered the radioactive elements of polonium and radium. The duo also discovered that diseased, tumor forming cells died out faster than regular cells when exposed to radium. The couple won the 1903 Noble Prize in Physics with Henri Becquerel. From 1898-1902, the couple published thirty two scientific papers just on the subject of the pitchblende.
After the death of Pierre Curie, Curie had continued her research and released unpublished scientific papers by Pierre. In 1911, she earned another Noble Prize, but in Chemistry this time. During World War I, she spent much of her time equipping x-ray machines onto automobiles to assist the sick. In the year 1921, her book La Radiologie et la guerre was published. In it, it gave information about radiology that was learned during the war.
Following her second Noble Prize, Marie Curie was invited to the United States by New York City Journalist known as Missy Meloney to do a cover story for the women's magazine: The Delineator. Women were inspired by Marie Curie's work and donated rapidly to the Marie Curie Radium Fund (started by Missy Meloney) which allowed her to continue her research of radium.
After the death of Pierre Curie, Curie had continued her research and released unpublished scientific papers by Pierre. In 1911, she earned another Noble Prize, but in Chemistry this time. During World War I, she spent much of her time equipping x-ray machines onto automobiles to assist the sick. In the year 1921, her book La Radiologie et la guerre was published. In it, it gave information about radiology that was learned during the war.
Following her second Noble Prize, Marie Curie was invited to the United States by New York City Journalist known as Missy Meloney to do a cover story for the women's magazine: The Delineator. Women were inspired by Marie Curie's work and donated rapidly to the Marie Curie Radium Fund (started by Missy Meloney) which allowed her to continue her research of radium.