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Marie Curie: A Case Study in Breaking Barriers
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Marie Curie, born Maria Sklodowska from a poor family in Poland, rose to the pinnacle of scientific fame in the early years of the twentieth century, winning the Nobel Prize twice in the fields of physics and chemistry. At the time, women were simply not accepted in scientific fields. So Curie had to overcome enormous obstacles in order to earn a doctorate at the Sorbonne and perform her pathbreaking research on radioactive materials. How did she plan her time and navigate her life choices to leave a lasting impact on the world?
Released:
Nov 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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