Science's Mother: Marie Curie

Author: Lin Wen-yue
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Winning the Nobel Prize is the highest honor for scholars. Among the world's scientists, only Marie Curie has won the Nobel Prize twice to date, besides Marie Curie (1867—1934), who was originally named Maria Sk?odowska, a Polish physicist and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. The radium discovered by Marie Curie can be said to be a great contribution to humanity, especially in advancing physics and chemistry onto new paths. During her youth, Marie Curie left her hometown to earn a living in order to help her sister attend university. After entering the Sorbonne University, she studied diligently and conducted research. Later, she overcame numerous life challenges and discovered radium, a journey filled with hardships that deeply moved the world. Additionally, after her husband's passing, she did not give up her passion for scientific research due to grief but instead channeled her sorrow into strength, dedicating herself even more to radium research. This perseverance is also worthy of our admiration and emulation.
When World War I broke out, Marie Curie, who was in Paris at the time, personally went to the dangerous front lines and used a new therapy developed from radium—Curie therapy—to treat wounded soldiers of all nationalities. This grand act of human compassion earned her even greater praise from future generations.