LET IT BE A BlAcK DRESS: Marie Curie By : Maria Gomes
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interesting facts about marie :
- Marie Curie was officially called Manya where she was taught to be a Polish Patriot from both her parents.
- During the couple's ceremony, neither wanted a religious service. Marie lost her faith in being Catholicism when her mother died and Pierre because he was a son of a non-practicing Protestants. To add on, they did not even exchange rings but instead Marie wore a bridal gown of dark blue which was a lab cloth.
- The honey moon of the Curie's was a tour of France on bicycles ( ahh so romantic )!
- In August 1903, she experienced a miscarriage, she said, "
“I had grown so accustomed to the idea of the child that I am absolutely desperate and cannot be consoled.”
- Marie proved that atoms were divisible
- Marie died because of her work, where her work on radiation and not having protective clothing, led her to her last final day's.
- Her daughter Irene also won a Nobel prize in Chemistry, which made them the first mother and daughter duo to win Nobel Prizes.
Marie Curie serves as an inspiration to many women, out there, where she proves that no matter the negative outcomes that appear in one's life, one has to strive and succeed, no matter the opinion of the outside world and to give purpose for one's name.
* You might see the connection between this quote and the title of the page... its mind blowing * :)