Work Life
Contributions and Professional Life
1
Radioactivity: Discovered and found with her partner/ husband Pierre Curie.
2
Polonium: Discovered and found with her partner/ husband Pierre Curie.
300 times more radioactive than uranium.
Named by Marie to honor her home land.
3
Radium:Discovered and found with her partner/ husband Pierre Curie.
Named after Latin word for ray.
Several million times more radioactive than uranium.
Professional Life
Where: School of Chemistry and Physics in Paris
When: After she met Pierre Curie
Purpose or Focus: Wanted to search and discover new elements
Mentor or Company: Pierre Curie / partner