Welcome! I'm Marie Curie
Dr. at University of Paris (Sorbonne)
A pioneer in the experimental study of radioactivity, she identified polonium and radium and transformed the understanding of radioactive substances.
Research Areas
Radioactivity
Experimental study of radiation emitted by uranium and other substances.
Radiochemistry
Identification and study of polonium, radium, and radioactive compounds.
Recent Publications
Rayons émis par les composés de l’uranium et du thorium
Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences, 126, 1101–1103 • 1898
Sur une substance nouvelle radio-active, contenue dans la pechblende
Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences, 127, 175–178 • 1898
Recherches sur les substances radioactives
Doctoral thesis, University of Paris; Gauthier-Villars • 1903