THE LIFE OF MARIE CURIE AND THE IMPACT OF HER DISCOVERIES ON THE 21ST CENTURY
The Modern Era was the most extraordinary scientific age, since the Scientific Revolution of Galileo and Newton, birthing exceptional scientists such as Albert Einstein, and Ernst Rutherford, who discovered the Neutron. One noteworthy name among the great scientists of the day, whose work was foundational to scientific fields across multiple domains, was Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie. This blog post describes Marie Curie, her scientific work and seeks to elaborate its impact on the 21 st century. Marie Curie’s upbringing, scientific career, and legacy reveal her impact on the 21 st Century. Like most humble beginnings, Marie Curie’s played a critical role in shaping the kind of impact she would imprint on history. 1867 was a significant year. Karl Max published ‘Das Kapital,’ [13] Alfred Nobel patented dynamite, [1] and Maria Curie Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland to Władysław and Bronisława Skłodowska. The Kingdom of Poland at the time was under Russian control and her...