This last facet of her story is at the core of Dava Sobel’s new book, The Elements of Marie Curie, which follows 2016’s The ...

Chris Packham explains how Marie Curie’s discovery of polonium and radium changed atomic theory and how her study of radioactivity helped doctors use X-rays to save thousands of lives.

As well as the fuss over her second Nobel Prize (she wins the second for discovering radium and polonium, as well as determining radium’s atomic weight) – the Royal Society won’t grant her a ...

As well as the fuss over her second Nobel Prize (she wins the second for discovering radium and polonium, as well as determining radium's atomic weight) – the Royal Society won't grant her a ...

Marie Curie’s scientific journey truly began when she met and married Pierre Curie, a fellow physicist. The couple’s collaborative work led to the discovery of two new elements, polonium and radium, ...

Marie Curie, an emblematic figure in the world of science, has left an indelible mark on the fabric of physics and chemistry.

Marie Curie is well known for her chemistry achievements but less so for helping other women succeed in science ...

The element is there and I've got to find it! We are sure!' After working through tonnes of the pitchblende slag, the Curies identified two new elements in the remaining material - polonium and radium ...

Marie Curie - The woman who discovered radium and polonium. videoMarie Curie - The woman who discovered radium and polonium In this short film Chris Packham explains how Marie Curie’s discovery ...

Shorter days, longer nights…we’re moving into the best months of the year to curl up with a good book, a hot cup of tea (or ...

Cambray, R. S., et al., A.E.R.E.–R 4392 (1963). Patterson, R. L., and Lockhart, L. B., in The Natural Radiation Environment, edit. by Adams, J. A. S., and Lowder, W ...

If you asked me, I’d have a difficult time choosing three of the four (if the fifth includes OS X), but I’d have no problem in preceding that answer with Radium for the Mac. You might ask me of what ...