MarieCurie:HowHerActionsShaped

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MarieCurie

MarieCuriewasanindividualofwhommadeamazingdiscoveries.MarieCurie,born
asMariaSalomeaSklodowskaonNovember7,1867.ShewasreferredmostlytoMarieCurie
afterhermarriagewithPierreCurie.Atayoungage,MmeCuriewasaverybrilliantstudent.
Shewenttoboardingschoolandalwaysendedupasatopstudent.Growingup,MarieCurie
andherfatherwereteachers.Herfatherwasalsointerestedinsciencewhichinfluenced
MarieCurie.Herthirstforknowledgepushedhertolearnandhaveacareerinscience.
MmeCuriewaspoor,soasadeterminedyounglady,shetookajobasatutortopaytogoto
Sorbonne,aprestigeuniversityinParis.Atthemoment,MarieCuriewenttoafreecollege.
Itwasillegalsincethecollegedidntchargeforeducation.ShelearnedaboutPolishcultures,
andpracticalscience.Afterworkingasatutor,MmeCuriemadeenoughforherandher
sistertogostudyinSorbonne.Asalways,MarieCurieendedupbeingthetopstudentin
SorbonneUniversity.OnJuly26,1895,MmeCuriemarriedPierreCurie.Togetherthey
pursuedtheircareerinscience.Afteryearsofcontinuinghereducation,MarieCurieearned
herPhD.Afterpursuinghercareerinscience,MmeCuriediscoveredUranium,Polonium,
andinventedanewword.MarieCuriehelpedshapedandaddnewhistorybecauseshe
becamethefirstfemaleprofessor,helpedsetupradiologyunits,firstpersontowintwonobel
prizes,helpedaddedtwomoreelementstotheperiodictable,andshehelpedinventthexray.
MarieCuriewasimportanttohistorybecauseshebecamethefirstfemaleprofessorin
SorbonneUniversity.Oneplaceweseethisison

http://www.famousscientists.org/mariecurie/
.Itstatespresentinggoodexamplesof
womeninmaledominatedfields,suchasscienceandtechnology.Thisquoteshowshow
MarieCuriedemonstratedgoodexamplesforfemaleswhoweredeterminedtoworkin
maledominatedfields.Workingasaprofessorchangedthefeelingaroundthecollege.Marie
Curiewasthefirstfemaletobecomeaprofessorwhichhelpedsetexamplesforyoung
femaleswhowantedtohaveagoodprofession.Inaddition,inthesametext,itstatesThe
numberonemostimportantthingwecandotoincreasethenumberofwomenintechisto
showamultiplicityofdifferentrolemodels.Thisevidencesuggestthatjobsshouldbemore
diversewiththeirgenders.MarieCuriehelpedbreakthatfeeling.Shehashelpedset
expectationforanywomanwhowantedtohaveagoodjob.Also,itstatesinthearticle
writtenbyGaylord,ChrisThestereotypeofthatverycompleteandrigidpictureofwhat
beingacomputerscientistmeansreallyhurtspeople'sunderstandingandabilitytoidentify
withtheroleandsay,'Yes,thisissomethingIcanbeinandwanttobein.Thisevidence
showshowbecauseofMarieCurie,manypeoplewereinspiredbyhercareer.Manybelieved
thattheywereabletobeinanythingtheywantedtobeaslongastheywerededicatedtoit.
Fromtheseexamples,itisnoticeablethatMarieCuriewasimportanttohistorybecauseshe
becamethefirstfemalepresident.
MarieCuriewasimportanttohistorybecauseshehelpedsetupradiologyunits.One
placeweseethisison
http://www.famousscientists.org/mariecurie/
.Itstates
DuringWorld
War1,19141918,MarieCurieputherscientificknowledgetouse...Bytheendofthewar,
overonemillioninjuredsoldiershadpassedthroughherradiologyunits.
Thisevidence
showshowMarieCuriehelpedmanypeoplewithherunits.Theseunitshelpedsavemany
wounded,ifitwerentforMrs.Curiesradiologyunitstherewouldhavebeenmanymore
injuredorevendead.

Furthermore,inthesamewebsiteitstates
MarieCuriewasnow

recognizedworldwideasoneofsciencesgreats.Shetraveledwidelytotalkaboutscience
andtopromoteTheRadiumInstitutewhichshehadfoundedtocarryoutmedicalresearch.
ThisshowshownotonlydidMarieCuriehelpedduringcivilwarwithherradiologyunitsbut
shehasalsohelpedmanyotherpeoplewithherunits.Shehasnotonlybeenknownfor
discoveriesandsciencebutalsoforhercareforotherpeopleandhermedicalresearch.The
evidencepresentedleadsmetoconcludethatMarieCuriehelpedshapedhistorybecauseshe
helpedshapehistory.
Toaddon,MarieCuriehelpedshapedandaddnewhistorybecauseshewasfirst
persontowintwonobelprizes.Forexample,on
http://www.famousscientists.org/mariecurie/
,itstates
MarieCuriewasthefirstwomanto
beawardedaNobelPrize.
Thisevidenceproveshownotonlywasabletowinanobelprize
awardbutwasalsoabletochangehistorybybeingthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrize.
MarieCuriewasaverytalentedwomanwhodeservedheraward.Anotherexampleoccurs
whenon
http://www.famousscientists.org/mariecurie/
,itstates
Again,MarieCuriehad
brokenthemold:shewasthefirstpersontowinaNobelPrizeinbothphysicsandchemistry.
Infact,sheistheonlypersonevertohavedonethis.
ThisproveshowMrs.Curieisan
extraordinaryperson.Notonlyhasshewontwonobelprizes,butshewonthemasawoman
whichisveryraretohappen.Backthen,womenhadaveryrarechanceofwinningasuch
highlyawardcomparedtoamale.Mrs.Curiehelpedbreakzthoseexpectationsandhelpedset
apathforwomen.Fromtheseexamples,itisnoticeablethatMarieCuriehelpedshapedand
addnewhistorybecauseshewasfirstpersontowintwonobelprizes.
Inaddition,MarieCuriehelpedaddedtwomoreelementstotheperiodictable.For
example,on

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/Horizons/2011/1107/MarieCurieHowshechanged
theworld
byGaylord,Chris,itstatesSheandherhusbandmadehugebreakthroughsin
understandingradiation,includingthediscoveryoftwoelements:polonium,namedafterher
nativePoland,andradium,namedforitspotentradioactivity.Thisevidenceproveshowthat
Mrs.Curiehelpedleadmajordiscoveriessuchasradiationandpolonium.Thesetwoelements
areveryimportantbecausemoderndaysstillusetheseelements.MarieCuriehelpedadd
elementsthatwouldlastforever.Uptothisdatetheperiodictableisstillusedincluding
radium,andpolonium.Anotherexampleoccursonthesamewebsite.ItstatesMme.Curie
discoveredthebeautifulyetdeadlyelementradiumandhowherpassionatepersonallife
seemedequallyincandescentyettoxic."ThissuggeststhatMme.Curiewasveryhonoredfor
herwork.Shehelpcreateasubstancewhichhelpedinmanyfutureexperimentsand
discoveries.NotonlyhasMme.Curiehelpedaddontotheperiodictablebutshehashelped
revealtheactualbeautyoftheseelementswhichisusedinmoderndaysandstillhighly
appreciatedfromherwork.Insummary,MarieCuriehelpedaddedtwomoreelementstothe
periodictable.
Furthermore,MarieCuriehelpedshapedandaddnewhistorybecauseshecreatedthe
XRay.Forexample,on
http://www.famousscientists.org/mariecurie/
,itstatesDuring
WorldWar1,19141918,MarieCurieputherscientificknowledgetouse.Withthehelpof
herdaughterIrene,whowasonly17yearsold,shesetupradiologymedicalunitsnearbattle
linestoallowXraystobetakenofwoundedsoldiers.ThisevidenceshowshowMarieCurie
helpedhealmanypeoplewithherinvention.Alongwiththeradiologyunits,MarieCuriealso
inventedtheXraywhichhelpedfindmanybulletsinthewoundedsoldiers,andhelpheal
them.TheXraywasasuccessandmanysoldierswerehealedbettercomparedtohavingno
Xraynorradiologyunits.Furthermore,anotherexampleoccursonthesamewebsite,itstates

MarieCuriebecameawarethattherayscomingfromradioactiveelementscouldbeusedto
treattumors.ThisevidenceproveshownotonlyhastheXrayhelpedinthecivilwar,but
theraysfromtheXraysactuallyhelptreattumorsineverydaylife.Thisdiscoveryisstill
usedinmoderndaysalongwiththeXray.FromtheseexamplesitisnoticeablethatMarie
CuriehelpedshapedandaddnewhistorybecauseshecreatedtheXRay.
Inconclusion,MarieCuriehelpedshapeourhistoryandhelpedmakehistory.She
helpedaddelementstotheperiodictableweuse,shehelpedbreakstereotypesandbecame
thefirstwomantowintwonobelprizesandbecamethefirstfemaleprofessorinSorbonne
University.Also,shehelpedhealmanypeoplewithherinventions,anditisstilluseduntil
thisdate.IfMarieCuriehadneverwenttoschoolnorbecameascientist,theworldwould
havemostlikelybeendifferent.Therewouldnthavebeenthefirstfemaleprofessor,and
mostlikelyshewouldnthavebeenthefirstfemaletowintwonobelprizes.Withoutthe
inventionoftheXray,therewouldnthavebeenanytreatmentfortumors.MarieCurie
helpedshapeandaddhistoryinveryextraordinaryways.

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