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Radio-Active Substances

By Marie Curie
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The author presents a systematic account of experimental investigations into radio-active substances, tracing early observations of penetrating emissions from uranium compounds and the methodological shift that treats radioactivity as an atomic property. The work describes the isolation and chemical preparation of a highly radio-active element and its salts, procedures for determining its atomic weight, and comparative measurements across related substances. It also reviews contemporaneous physical studies on emitted radiations, experimental techniques, and unresolved questions, offering both detailed laboratory results and a concise survey of the field's developing problems.

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Marie Curie

Marie Curie was a pioneering physicist and chemist known for her groundbreaking research on radioactivity, a term she coined. Born in Poland and later becoming a naturalized French citizen, she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields: Physics and Chemistry. Her notable works include 'Pierre Curie,' a tribute to her husband and collaborator, and 'Radio-Active Substances,' which details her research on radioactive materials. Curie's contributions to science not only advanced our understanding of atomic physics but also laid the groundwork for future medical applications of radioactivity.

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