Virtual exhibition

Marie Curie 1867-1934

Life and scientific career of Marie Curie

“I am among those who think that science has great beauty.”
Marie Curie, during The Future of Culture a debate she chaired in Madrid, held from 3 to 7 May 1933

Marie Curie devoted her entire life to science and was a pioneer in her field. After having discovered two new radioactive elements with Pierre Curie in 1898, she became the first woman to occupy the position of professor at the Faculté des Sciences de Paris in 1908. She was twice awarded a Nobel Prize (in 1903 and 1911), and was a member of the Physics Solvay Council from 1911 to 1933. She was also the first woman to become a member of the Académie de médecine in 1922.

This virtual exhibition has been put together by the Musée Curie, and covers Marie Curie’s life and scientific career, spanning a long period of history that stretches from the end of the 19th Century through to the beginning of the 20th Century.

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