Marie Curie: A Life of Sacrifice and Achievement

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  • @amyjkr
    @amyjkr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    I think you missed a critical fact. She was the first (not sure if the only) person, not man, person, to win Nobel prizes in two different disciplines of science, both physics and chemistry. I’m not sure if anybody has done that since. But it is a noteworthy fact of her achievements.
    Also, she was almost denied the prize because she was a woman and the committee was going to give it to her husband alone.
    I think that needs to be added to her bio. She was not only an extraordinary woman scientist, but extraordinary by any standard.

    • @claudemaassen2963
      @claudemaassen2963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Amy Kline+ He did mention that she won two Nobel prizes.

    • @PozoBlue
      @PozoBlue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@claudemaassen2963 yes, but the 2 other people who won 2 Nobels have been in the same field (John Bardeen for Physics, twice; Fredrick Sanger for Chemistry, twice). The Nobel is considered being at the pinnacle of your field. Imagine mastering 2 to the same height, which is why her win in 2 different fields is even more remarkable. She's the only one along with Linus Pauling to have ever won 2 in 2 different fields in history (Pauling won for chemistry and then for something not really scientific, but mostly his activism during the cold war, which made him win one for peace). Marie Curie is the only one to have ever won in two entirely different fields of science. She's the boss of bosses! These four double Nobels are known as the Magnificent Four! :)

    • @baruchben-david4196
      @baruchben-david4196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yes, she was an incredibly gifted woman. More unusual back then, when most European institutes considered unintelligent and incapable of understanding science. To receive not one but two Nobel Prize just shows how remarkable she was.

    • @fluxuleducatiei
      @fluxuleducatiei 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ştefania Mărăcineanu wiki

    • @steveweinstein3222
      @steveweinstein3222 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The only Nobel laureate whose chid won a Nobel also.

  • @annettefournier9655
    @annettefournier9655 6 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    She was one tough woman. Living to 67 with all that radiation exposure. Just think how long she could have lived sans exposure. Humble beginnings can be a great motivation for hard work and achieving goals.

    • @Jakeonkuningas
      @Jakeonkuningas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah she was exposed to ridiculous amounts of radiation. Notably her notebooks and even her cookbook are kept in a led container, because they are very radioactive. Marie was buried in a led lined casket because her body was radioactive.

    • @joshglover2370
      @joshglover2370 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jakeonkuningas Perhaps she was only exposed to small amounts at a time and over the course of years, her body built up a resistance...

    • @Viridian02
      @Viridian02 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshglover2370 then why did she die?? And I highly doubt it's possible to build up resistance to Radioactivity. (Just my opinion)

    • @madeleinelynskey9483
      @madeleinelynskey9483 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      True 😊.

    • @ruminyx3075
      @ruminyx3075 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Viridian02 around 17:00 he says her cause of death. The amount of radiation over time caused her anemia and cataracts.

  • @David_Me825
    @David_Me825 6 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    "There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth."
    - Marie Curie

    • @VoidHalo
      @VoidHalo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      So you're saying we should ignore errors in science because the people who find them are mean and meticulous? I'd hate to break it to you, but truth from someone you dislike is still truth. And if your work has errors in it, it's not truth.

    • @julianfitz806
      @julianfitz806 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You should look up "Philosophy of science".
      Science is all about testing theories /= trying to find the foults in a (better to say your) theory.
      In other words, the only way to prove your theory is to try find the errors (hopefully not finding it) in it.

    • @dbernardo7226
      @dbernardo7226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No, basically, don't be an arrogant, spirit-killing asshole … I have worked with brilliant scientists that made people think they chose the wrong path of life … that should be recriminated, does not matter how outstanding the perpetrator is …

    • @JackHaveman52
      @JackHaveman52 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I think she said this because of the backlash from those who thought she shouldn't be in science because she was a woman. They weren't interested in facts or truth. They just wanted to discredit her and that's not science.

    • @baruchben-david4196
      @baruchben-david4196 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@julianfitz806 No theories are proven. They are tested. They can be shown to be false if they conflict with experiment. But agreement with experiment does not prove a theory.

  • @annalisette5897
    @annalisette5897 6 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Marie Curie has always been such an inspiration to me! She worked so hard under very difficult circumstances even just to get her education.

  • @SabbathSOG
    @SabbathSOG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    Makes you wonder why the idiots in Hollywood did not make a movie about this great lady.

    • @daveparrott9530
      @daveparrott9530 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thruthsabre7 you are so correct .... I could see the right writer doing something with her life for the big screen. I would probably not be a block buster .... but I bet it would make some money AND an impact. Dang I wish I had 10 mil.

    • @3122tan
      @3122tan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Truthsabre7 there is! Greer Garson made a hit film about her life in the 1940’s. It’s very good, too. I dare not think about how ridiculous they would make a biopic today. It would star someone who overuses the word ‘like’ constantly, and they would throw an affair or two in for good measure. All that science stuff would be glossed over too, because everything is now marketed towards morons who would undoubtedly find her true life story ‘boring’.
      Honestly it’s worth checking out ‘Marie Curie’ with Garson and Walter Pidgeon, if you’re interested.

    • @wesleylauweizhong5357
      @wesleylauweizhong5357 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They did make one recently. 2016 to be more precise. It is called Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge.

    • @nise5281
      @nise5281 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they did a long time ago

    • @dbernardo7226
      @dbernardo7226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Australian waste-of-oxygen, Yahoo Serious did make a movie about the romance of Marie Curie (who had a French accent) with him, a Tasmanian by the name of Albert Einstein … don't ask.

  • @StaticImage
    @StaticImage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    I was waiting for this one. And I was not disappointed.
    A perfect example of how much just one person can change the world, no matter the odds.

    • @daveparrott9530
      @daveparrott9530 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As I mentioned in my comment (It came later than yours so look above) I first heard of the heroin on this story in about the 4th grade. Even though my focus on the biographies we were required to produce was totally different I found Marie Curie very fascinating because of her work in x-rays. Staticlmage, I think you & I have stumbled onto a great TH-cam channel.

  • @lanvin1982
    @lanvin1982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Marie Sklodowska-Curie as this great woman herself always insisted on to be called. And that exact name is on the Nobel Prize certificate. Both of them to be exact.

  • @DiscoverPlatinum
    @DiscoverPlatinum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I live in Poland. There is a commemorative 20 Polish Złoty bill with Marie's face on it. It's a collectors item, and as far as I know, it's still worth face value. I think it should be in normal circulation. She deserves to be on Polish money!

  • @TheCreeperRealm
    @TheCreeperRealm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    She was an absolute inspiration!

  • @lisasmith516
    @lisasmith516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Just wept for her loss and stoicism. Pierre knew her "worth." And she honored him as he would have expected. Such a pair, true "Scientists." Thank you for this, I have always loved "biographies," and this is a rare gem.

  • @thunderhammerx2966
    @thunderhammerx2966 6 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Heck of a woman, Madame Curie was. Her legacy will last in the scientific community until there isn't one.

  • @lukezuzga6460
    @lukezuzga6460 6 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    One of your best Simon. Shared their discovery and hated fame, should I laugh or cry.

  • @stenbak88
    @stenbak88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    So she could barely speak French but was top of her class? Damn she was brilliant

    • @formidablesloth1806
      @formidablesloth1806 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Especially since French is such a difficult language.

    • @punkkimiko
      @punkkimiko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She was a really smart lady;)

    • @steveweinstein3222
      @steveweinstein3222 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only not well, and not for long.

    • @schusterlehrling
      @schusterlehrling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Her French improved to fluency during her studies. She also spoke several other languages.

  • @ackermanlol
    @ackermanlol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Marie Skłodowska-Curie* She was proud of her heritage, you shouldn't erase it.

  • @samborpuskas
    @samborpuskas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Maria Sklodowska-Curie

  • @erodgenator
    @erodgenator 6 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Our family still has tales of Russians coming to the door, and everyone had to stop speaking polish.

    • @dominicguye8058
      @dominicguye8058 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😢

    • @norgepalm7315
      @norgepalm7315 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      My grandfather told me a similar story, but he couldn't understand the russians. So he had them speak polish to tell him to stop speaking polish.
      Tru troll

    • @glitteryroses
      @glitteryroses 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@norgepalm7315😭😭😭😭

  • @michaelgreen1515
    @michaelgreen1515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not only did she train people in medical treatments in WW1 but for a while she actually worked in a field hospital. That is humility, humanity, and care!

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    0:45 - Chapter 1 - Beginnings
    3:20 - Chapter 2 - Out in the world
    5:00 - Chapter 3 - The sorbonne
    5:50 - Chapter 4 - Pierre
    7:35 - Chapter 5 - Interest in x rays
    9:00 - Chapter 6 - The great discovery
    12:50 - Chapter 7 - Tragedy
    14:20 - Chapter 8 - Pure radium
    16:35 - Chapter 9 - The decline

  • @craniusdominus8234
    @craniusdominus8234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Madame Curie is probably one of the most remarkable persons in the history of mankind.
    I realize that the fact that she's simultaneously a female and a world class scientist would qualify her for that label nonetheless. Nowadays, her reputation is solidly established because of those two facts. She was a female. Se was a world class scientist.
    Nowadays, those two facts work together towards her reputation. Back in the early 20th century, those two facts worked *AGAINST* each other. It's sad, it's stupid and it probably says bad things about us as a species, but during Marie Curie's lifetime, her gender actually worked against her odds of having her achievements acknowledged during her own lifetime.
    Which just makes the fact that her achievements *WERE* acknowledged during her lifetime more impressive, if you ask me.
    As far as I know, this is the first time me - or anyone else, for that matter, have put this in writing - but "If Mrs Thatcher was the iron lady, Mrs Curie was the Lead Lady".

    • @3122tan
      @3122tan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cranius Dominus more like the Polonium Lady

    • @bradypostma5167
      @bradypostma5167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "The Iron Lady" refers to Thatcher's resistance to pressure and strain. Lead is, in that sense, soft and malleable. That is not an accurate description of Curie.

    • @dshe8637
      @dshe8637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thatcher called herself the Iron Lady as political propaganda. Most of us in UK call her something rude.

    • @dshe8637
      @dshe8637 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @aDBo'Ch 1 She and her publicity team, Saatchi, came up with various promotions that they fed to journalists.

    • @lisasmith516
      @lisasmith516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good One! May I venture,
      "Radiant Leading Lady?"

  • @fthurman
    @fthurman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Imagine having a partner who was so dedicated to working with you as a peer as the two of them were. It seems like when he died, she didn't just lose her husband, but her best friend, and scientific partner. What all-encompassing devastation!

  • @barcelonachair6487
    @barcelonachair6487 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Mr Simon,
    You are reminiscent of my best University professors, from many days gone by.
    Not only did they teach but they illuminate and inspire.

  • @johnmassey1016
    @johnmassey1016 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a happy coincidence. I'm just halfway through reading a biography on Marie Curie, and I came across Simon's biographics. Kudos to Simon and team for such an excellent rendering of M Curie's life.

  • @simongrushka983
    @simongrushka983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You forgot to mention that she always used Curie-Skłodowska surname

  • @BezChaosowania
    @BezChaosowania 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Skłodowska- Curie

  • @toowa8375
    @toowa8375 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I've been fascinated with Madame Curie since I did a report about her in 5th grade (well over 20 yrs, lol)...this was great!! Thank you...

  • @sophroniel
    @sophroniel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Best take I've seen on her. She was brilliant and she was just fantastic. One of my heros.

  • @johnspera8369
    @johnspera8369 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    fascinating woman; well done, guys!

    • @libertygiveme1987
      @libertygiveme1987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John -Yes! What a WONDERFUL LIFE, with such DEVOTION to her work!!!!

  • @jameswhite-pv3sq
    @jameswhite-pv3sq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    a hero in her own right may we never forget her sacrifice

  • @peachcakesanimations
    @peachcakesanimations 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    One of my favorite women of history: Marie Curie. I’m so glad you guys made a video of her and gave her the honor that she needed. I remember dressing up as her costume parties and people wonder why. Now I know that I can just direct them to this video. Thanks once again

  • @simek0017
    @simek0017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    it should be "Maria Skłodowska-Curie" correctly! Why, for example, is widely recognized - James Clerk Maxwell, and the double name of Maria is forgotten ...

  • @szczurek2725
    @szczurek2725 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Gret episode!
    but i think you should've added (as you repeatedly say how she loved Poland) that even after marriage she kept her maiden Polish surname, and her name was Marie Skłodowska-Curie, not just Curie

    • @mortisCZ
      @mortisCZ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's interesting that here in Czech Republic she's mostly known as Marie Curie-Sklodowska. Every nation seems to model her name by some internal standard. She was hardcore hero of science under any name.:-)

    • @gothenix
      @gothenix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Vojtěch Ptáček
      Poles call her Curie-Skłodowska occasionally too
      But it’s considered a language error, since in Polish, when there are double surnames, the maiden name is written first

    • @szczurek2725
      @szczurek2725 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gothenix actually you can choose which name goes first when you marry. At least nowadays.

  • @johnsummers9660
    @johnsummers9660 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    These videos are wonderful. I know they're constrained by the particular format of TH-cam but the depth they contain is more than what one would expect from something produced by National Geographic or one of the many science/history devoted tv channels. The presentation isn't obtuse but it still covers the more important aspects the subject's lives. Keep up the great work.

  • @andrewlopez9697
    @andrewlopez9697 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Its incredible to think of how much she was able to accomplish with hard work and a love of science shes a huge inspiration to me thanks for the great bio

  • @joshbarnes2818
    @joshbarnes2818 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This doc was rad. All of them have been rad indeed, Simon.

    • @Mauiwowie87420
      @Mauiwowie87420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Josh Barnes pun intended?

    • @dambrooks7578
      @dambrooks7578 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perfectly punctual punninf 😂😂

  • @anibalguerrakarekides9395
    @anibalguerrakarekides9395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She was just amazing

  • @beauforda.stenberg1280
    @beauforda.stenberg1280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I read her popular biography when I was circa 14. Since, she has always been one of my heroes.

  • @gageguelker633
    @gageguelker633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved this, no fluff or time wasting, just straight to the facts. Madame Curie would approve.

  • @lindaaumiller174
    @lindaaumiller174 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I loved this. I have been fascinated by her since I was in Jr High.

  • @panchemist
    @panchemist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    She is a person that bring up as a role model to my students. Interestingly enough, female students pick up the information way more passionately.
    :D

  • @PRDreams
    @PRDreams 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I really love this channel Simon! Great job. 👍

  • @stephenfarrelly1602
    @stephenfarrelly1602 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Another great episode

  • @feraudyh
    @feraudyh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In the 80's I had a very old secretary who claimed that her husband was the last reasearch assistant of Marie Curie.

  • @russelldevore212
    @russelldevore212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A minute in and I want a biography about her mother. 5 kids, TB, and manages a school for girls? BEAST MODE FULL TIME

  • @stellaercolani3810
    @stellaercolani3810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a brilliant, loyal woman who died from her hard work. What a sacrifice and legacy.

  • @NikkiMKarLen
    @NikkiMKarLen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Subscribed. These are too good to miss.

  • @mr.j1770
    @mr.j1770 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I once remembered that Marie and Einstein knew each other and get along quite well. I guess it takes one physician to understand another one, Now I am imagining if Newton live in their time.

  • @planetagonzo
    @planetagonzo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my role models. She did it all!

  • @one-of-us9939
    @one-of-us9939 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thank you for sharing with me a wonderful life that I knew nothing about... Till now.

  • @Bxdarealest
    @Bxdarealest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a boss, great advances to humanity by her hard work, hunger for knowledge and selfless service.

  • @rogerholloway8498
    @rogerholloway8498 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    These reports are done very well and for that we thanks you!

  • @aecs422
    @aecs422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love and really enjoy biographies of science legends. Pasteur and Madame Curie are two of my favorites thus far. Please do more of the same.

  • @RobertHartung777
    @RobertHartung777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Outstanding story Simon, and keep them videos a coming

  • @vickypedias
    @vickypedias 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Cool drones man!! Also, great documentary. Finally making more about women!

    • @calichef1962
      @calichef1962 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately, those drones have been nothing but frustration for Simon. The first one didn't work right and the second one was, apparently, stolen... as well as broken, prior to his acquisition. He tried to give it back, but nobody ever told him where to send it, as I recall. (It was all in Simon's vlogs way back when he was doing vlogs.) You have been warned. Don't talk about the drones! ;-) Hahaha!

  • @MusicaNota
    @MusicaNota 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    She was such a badass. Amazing!

  • @immabeunicorn9793
    @immabeunicorn9793 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I burned my food because of this video. You owe me a meal Simon !

  • @jezalb2710
    @jezalb2710 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Skłodowska - Curie was born in Lublin. The University there is named: Uniwersytet Marii Curie Skłodowskiej UMCS

  • @Zerinity42
    @Zerinity42 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I love this channel!

    • @Zerinity42
      @Zerinity42 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😍 (swoon)

    • @hestikakala3027
      @hestikakala3027 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nastassia McDaniel-Murrell your not the only one

  • @magdaciwis5920
    @magdaciwis5920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All her life she was so dedicated to her country and now, majority of people thinks she was French. She wouldn't be happy to se that.

  • @shpieghmaro
    @shpieghmaro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am disappointed you did not use her actual name: Maria Skłodowska-Curie.

    • @lr3521
      @lr3521 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      marek marczewski She changed her first name to Marie

  • @Rolletti21
    @Rolletti21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    She was a vtrue "feminist". The world thanks you Marie Curie. I wish my fellow girls & women would strive to be more like her than the Nicki Minaj, cardi B, Kardashians, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga's of the world. Thats my opinion. Like it or leave it.

    • @Biographics
      @Biographics  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like it. -Shell

    • @anachivix
      @anachivix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Be whatever kind of women you want to be.

  • @chicken2jail545
    @chicken2jail545 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Very nice documentary, Simon!

  • @jimnewberry2759
    @jimnewberry2759 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Really cool episode, Simon.!

  • @prettypuff1
    @prettypuff1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A signed copy of someone’s research paper is a good gift.

  • @judibickford5306
    @judibickford5306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Please do a Biographics on Rosalind Franklin. She's the one who found that DNA was in a double helix.

  • @hollybland9967
    @hollybland9967 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I voted for this video! Thank you for making it! ❤️

  • @alokinrainborn
    @alokinrainborn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    after Tesla, my fave scientist

    • @Biographics
      @Biographics  6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You must be happy with our last two videos then.

    • @alokinrainborn
      @alokinrainborn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i generally am! Specially when you cover the most genious Serb ever! makes me feel proud of my people! love the channel!

    • @dbernardo7226
      @dbernardo7226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why not say: together with Tesla?

    • @Beepbeep_its_treasure
      @Beepbeep_its_treasure 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love Tesla

  • @patrickearl9316
    @patrickearl9316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dont be interested in people be interested in ideas
    -Marie curie

  • @devastator6570
    @devastator6570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One thing you missed about her burial:
    Her tomb had to be lined with lead because her body was radioactive (and I believe still is).

  • @sinth13
    @sinth13 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great channel and great job.

  • @liviia305
    @liviia305 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simon and Crew:
    You have no idea how welcome your interesting and informative videos are.
    I am a fan of non-fiction in general and biographies in particular; they are delightful jewels of knowledge. Thank you.

  • @beataurbanczyk8556
    @beataurbanczyk8556 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Maria Skłodowska - Curie -She was Polish scientist

  • @Theloveinabubble
    @Theloveinabubble 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I studied Medicine and I want to pursue a career in research because of her, she is such a great inspiration in all aspects of her life

  • @gterschluse
    @gterschluse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Another excellent video.
    Maybe Carl Sagan in the future?

  • @debbiegross3136
    @debbiegross3136 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This channel is incredibly fascinating! From the not so famous, to the famous, to the infamous, it’s very interesting to learn the stories about all these people!

  • @robinm.beaulieu248
    @robinm.beaulieu248 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Bio pick! More stories about women in history please!

  • @miguelkurc6655
    @miguelkurc6655 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Her name is Marie Skłodowska-Curie

  • @brunonkowalski
    @brunonkowalski 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's worth to mention that her demise was caused most likely by x-rays during war not by her work in laboratory.

    • @Viridian02
      @Viridian02 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what leads you to think that?

  • @ersturdevant2831
    @ersturdevant2831 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They invented a radioactive dust entitled "Curie powder"...used in Indian cuisine to this day.......

  • @marialiyubman
    @marialiyubman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s crazy that she worked with radioactive elements her entire life and lived to be 66...

  • @004Black
    @004Black 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sir, thank you for the in-depth presentation of Madame Marie Curie. I simply adore this channel.

  • @lauraheyman2011
    @lauraheyman2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this Biographics lesson.

  • @WildeFyre69
    @WildeFyre69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    An excellent video Simon. It is nice to see that she got the recognition she received. Truly a woman ahead of the times.

  • @petuniasevan
    @petuniasevan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent biographic on such an amazing person; I've respected Marie Curie since I was a grade-schooler.

  • @regular-joe
    @regular-joe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We'll have made true progress when we stop even noticing a person's accomplishments by whether they're a man or a woman.

  • @Petra44YT
    @Petra44YT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg, that video is SO good! ... What an amazing woman.
    I had this video in my list for a couple of weeks, and now it simply started itself after another video was over. Actually, I meant to go to bed - but those were 20 minutes well spent. :-)

  • @GhettoGinny
    @GhettoGinny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Simon, seriously, you are sucking my life away with these videos. I can't get anything done in my life LOL!

    • @bradypostma5167
      @bradypostma5167 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someday it will require 60 hours a week just to watch the Simon videos. Makes you wonder how long it takes him to make them all.

  • @pedroleuenberger4270
    @pedroleuenberger4270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite scientist ever

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible woman. i had no idea how dynamic she was. considering her work with radium and uranium, i'm amazed she had such a long life. it was wonderful that it didn't seem to effect her second daughter.
    Unfortunately, like many "inventors" (Tesla), businessmen made the fortune, not the Curies.
    but - two Nobel prizes - how many people have had that distinction?

  • @cassandraralph5906
    @cassandraralph5906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Marie Curie was an absolute genius who inspired me! She did so much for all women who wanted to pursue a career in science, medicine and technology!

  • @bindukarra1788
    @bindukarra1788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really....The story about the GREAT legend 'Marie Curie' achievements in her life and the life sacrifice she has done which we can cherish them. I am glad that my daughter has got a chance in her school to a write a Biography of Marie Curie and the big day is tomorrow she is going to present before all the parents. In that way I got Introduced to this great LADY !!!! LOVE from USA.

  • @ryanatkinson2978
    @ryanatkinson2978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This satisfied my Curieosity

  • @deirdrestewart4394
    @deirdrestewart4394 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very inspirational woman what a legacy to leave behind !

  • @FullOfBradells
    @FullOfBradells 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always an amazing video, that feels well researched.
    As a note to Simon, I know you do a lot of narration for other channels, and I really hope this channel is your attempt to start your own channel. You've always done such great work for all the other channels that I knew it'd only get better if you had complete control over format, duration, story, editing etc. This seems to be a combination of things I've seen you work towards on other channels and love that it's all come together for these Biographics.

  • @randydube1423
    @randydube1423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's a street on the Ottawa university campus named after her, and a building as well.

  • @TS-wf2rn
    @TS-wf2rn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank You Simon for all your hard work on these high quality videos. I extra appreciate you making so many great videos about empowering historical women! They are sadly left out of the story of our pasts often. Keep up the great work!

  • @ConservativeArabNet
    @ConservativeArabNet 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, great narration

  • @VegitoBlackk
    @VegitoBlackk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Subscribed and liked

  • @2serveand2protect
    @2serveand2protect 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Science should benefit EVERYONE." This is the perfect example of what "positivism" was all about.

  • @collinsdarkwa281
    @collinsdarkwa281 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting

  • @hannastaszak1684
    @hannastaszak1684 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pani MARIA nazywała się SKŁODOWSKA - CURIE, była Polką. Pierwiastek POLON nazwała na cześć swojej ojczyzny Polski 🇵🇱
    Wielki szacunek ❤