Biographical Background
Where was Marie Curie born?
Warsaw, Poland
Who created the Nobel Prize?
Alfred Nobel
Marie Curie is the first woman to receive this degree in France, What is this degree?
Doctor of science degree in France
What was Marie Curie accused of concerning her nationality?
Not being true French but being Jewish
What are some jobs lower class women did?
They were cooks, maids, cared for children or did factory work
How many children did Marie Curie have? And what were her names?
Two daughters. Irene Joliot-Curie and Eve Curie.
How many women have won the Nobel Prize?
57 women have won the Nobel prize.
What did Marie Curie and her husband Pierre discover?
The discovery of polonium and radium.
What position did Marie Curie run for?
Physicist in the French academy of sciences
Why were women who worked criticized?
Because of the belief that women should not work outside the home.
What was the floating university?
It was an underground educational enterprise lasting from 1885 to 1905
What are the categories for the Nobel Prize?
Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Science.
What equipment did Marie Curie use during world war 1?
X-Ray
Who did Marie Curie have an affair with?
Paul Langevin
Who were the most women affected by separate spheres?
Women of the middle class
Which two elements did Marie Curie discover?
Radium and Polonium
Who was the youngest person to win the Nobel peace prize? How old was she and when did she win it?
Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel peace prize at the age of 17 in 2014.
To move the technology closer to the soldiers, What did Curie and her daughter use?
They amassed a fleet of vehicles equipped with X-ray machines.
Why did the affair destroy Marie's reputation?
The affair was with a man who was married with four children and was a previous student of Pierre
Why did employers like hiring women?
Because they were able to pay them less than men
What years did Marie Curie receive her degree in physics and mathematics?
She received her master's degree in physics in 1893 and her degree in mathematics in 1894
How much of Alfred Nobel's wealth is used for the Nobel prize and why are they awarded?
94% of his wealth was used for the Nobel prize and people are awarded because they made a change or benefit for humankind.
Marie Curie was the first woman to have a daughter also win the noble prize. What was her daughter name and what branch of science did she win in?
Irene Joliot-Curie was the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie. Irene Joliot-Curie won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Who was Marie Curie's Rival when she was running for a position?
Edouard Branly
Why was Marie Curie an example to all women, especially those that were treated unequally
Despite the inequality and stereotypes she had won two nobel prizes in two different fields that weren't considered suitable jobs for a women