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Short History Of...

Marie Curie

Short History Of...

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4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Marie Curie was an extraordinary woman who, alongside her husband Pierre, turned the scientific world on its head. Their work led to the discovery of new elements, and a previously unknown process, called radioactivity. Over the course of a 40-year career, Marie Curie faced daunting challenges - from personal choices, to devastating health issues. But how did one woman make the journey from struggling immigrant to internationally recognised scientist? How important was her partnership with her husband? And what is the legacy of the research she began in a disused storeroom over a century ago. This is a Short History Of Marie Curie. A Noiser Production. Written by Kate Harrison. With thanks to Susan Quinn, biographer and author of Marie Curie: A Life. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noisier.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

All the big names are here.

0:02.0

Oh, who is that?

0:03.2

I think she was in the movie about that really big shark.

0:06.0

No, not her, the florist.

0:08.0

She's automating invoices on the go so she can spend more time on that flower wall. Quickbooks to save you up to eight hours a week

0:15.0

so you could bring your vision to life.

0:17.0

That's how you business differently.

0:19.0

Into its Quickbooks.

0:20.0

It's the 1st of November, 1914, and in northern France a small van is making its way along icy country roads.

0:30.0

The two men and two women inside left Paris hours ago, but this is no day trip.

0:39.0

Sitting in the front next to the driver is 47 year old Mary Curie.

0:45.0

In peacetime, she is at the cutting edge of physics and chemistry research,

0:50.0

work that has won her two Nobel Prizes.

0:53.4

But now France is at war.

0:56.4

And Madame Curie has a radical plan that could save lives.

1:01.3

And she hopes today's trip will persuade skeptical military commanders that she is right.

1:07.0

They pass army vehicles as they head towards the front line.

1:14.0

Just a few months into World War I,

1:16.0

thousands of wounded French troops

1:18.0

are being evacuated to field hospitals

1:20.0

after the disastrous battle of the Mann.

1:26.0

Finally, they stop outside the evacuation hospital.

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