Welcome back, Malpals! To kick off SEASON 6, we're covering the fascinating life of the incredible Marie Curie. From her childhood in war-torn Poland, Marie would go on to become one of the most accomplished scientists of all time. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize TWICE, and she remains the ONLY person who has won Nobel Prizes in TWO different scientific categories. The picture of dedication, perseverance, intellect, curiosity, this is one story you won't want to miss.
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.proclinical.com/blogs/2020-3/10-most-influential-women-in-history-of-science-and-medicine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist
https://www.biography.com/scientist/marie-curie
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/madame-curies-passion-74183598/
https://fee.org/articles/woman-of-science/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-film-radioactive-shows-how-marie-curie-was-a-woman-of-the-future/