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    The Polonium Project

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    Here, the Polonium Project took place. It was called Dayton Unit I and here scientists performed spectrographic x-ray work on polonium and developed the refinement process in 1943. The Monsanto Chemical Company expanded and made former Bonebrake Theological Seminary (for research) and renamed the sight Dayton Unit III. By

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    Marie Curie Essays

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    1867. She grew up in Warsaw, Poland. She would become famous for her research on radioactivity. Marie Curie was the first woman to ever win a Nobel prize, and the first ever to win two Nobel prizes. She is most famous for the discovery of Radium and Polonium. Her work not only influenced the development of fundamental science, but also began a new era in medical research and treatment.       Maria was the last of five children. Her oldest sister died of Typhus, one sister became

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    Marie Curie: Radium Essay

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    element. They named it polonium, after Maries country, Poland. At the end of the year they had isolated a second radioactive element, radium. In 1902, they announced the success of extracting purified radium (Bagley, Mary). In June 1903, Marie Curie was the first woman in Europe to get a doctorate in physics. Both the Curies and Becquerel were named the winners of the Noble Prize in Physics. In 1911, she was awarded the Noble Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of polonium and radium. Her husband

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    the term “radioactivity” to describe her discovery of the uranium rays. Pierre then abandoned his own studies in order to help his wife with her research on these rays. When working with the mineral pitchblende in 1898, they discovered the element Polonium, which is named after Marie's birth country, Poland. Then, in 1902, they detected the presence of an element that they later called radium. Meanwhile, their research extending from Henri Becquerel’s work grabbed the attention of the science community

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    From being the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, to assisting battlefield surgeons during World War I, Marie Curie has set an example, not only for women, but for individuals around the world that anything can be done with effort, dedication, and perseverance. Her discoveries in radiology have made progress in benefiting modern medicine. Born and raised in Poland in the winter of 1867, Maria Salomea Skłodowska, had a passion for science. Although, due to Poland’s limited number of higher education

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    Why Is The Atomic Theory Important

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    The Atomic Theory is a theory that explains what matter is made of. The Atomic theory states that matter can’t be divided as it is made up of minute particles called atoms that cannot be separated. The very word atom is derived from the Greek word Atmos which means indivisible. Atomic theory timeline- Year Person/People Event 442 BCE Democritrus and Leucippus These Greek philosophers came up with the idea that all matter is composed of indivisible elements. 1803 John Dalton British chemist and

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    NAME: Marie Curie (born Maria Salomea Sklodowska) BORN: 7th November 1867 FROM: Warsaw, Poland DIED: 4th of July 1934 DISCOVERIES: She was credited with the discovery of Radium and Polonium (named after her own country of Poland). AWARDS: Some of the awards she received included Nobel Prizes for Physics (1903), Chemistry (1911) and also the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the American Philosophical Society in 1921. Marie Curies studies put her at the front of the “nuclear

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    Analogy Essay

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    What do Kingda Ka and the discoverer of radioactivity, Marie Curie, have in common? Actually, there is a lot more than you would think. You might say to yourself that they are completely different, which is correct, yet incorrect. One thing is a rollercoaster and the other is a famous scientist, but when you look past just their physical descriptions, you will see how much they actually are alike. They both follow similar paths and they both faced many hardships, but also many great things. Firstly

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    In Paris,she met Pierre Curie who was the chief of a laboratory. He was a renowned chemist. Pierre liked young Marie and asked her to marry him. He sure had to beg and finally, she relented. She discovered two elements in her studies radium and polonium. Radium made x-rays, which helped in world war 1 and are still used today. Marie later died from cancer because of her studies with radium.

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    Marie Curie faced many troubles in a male dominated field .she became a famous female scientist. She didn’t leave her love for science in the laboratories, she followed her enthusiasm for science. She is recognized as the elements of radium and polonium, along with many discoveries, which led to the first looks at the treatment of cancer. She determined that x-ray will help the doctors to find the bullets and made that into a compact one to fit in an ambulance. During the WW1 , her discoveries

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