Marie Curie

The Glowing Legacy: How Marie Curie Changed the World

Join Dr Sarah Quinn as she explores Marie Curie's revolutionary discoveries and their lasting impact on modern science and society. This episode examines how Marie Curie's groundbreaking research on radioactivity fundamentally changed our...

Mother of Nuclear Physics: Marie's Scientific Children

In this episode of Marie Curie, Dr Sarah Quinn explores the extensive scientific legacy left by the pioneering physicist and chemist. We examine how Marie Curie's work created a dynasty of nuclear researchers, starting with her daughter Irène...

Radium Girls and Radiation: The Dark Side of Discovery

In this compelling episode of Marie Curie, Dr Sarah Quinn explores the tragic story of the Radium Girls - young women who painted watch dials with radium-laced paint in the 1910s and 1920s. Following Marie Curie's discovery of radium, this glowing...

Petites Curies: Marie's Mobile X-Ray Revolution on the Western Front

Discover Marie Curie's remarkable but often overlooked contribution to World War One medical care through her revolutionary mobile X-ray units. In this episode of the Marie Curie podcast, Dr Sarah Quinn explores how the two-time Nobel Prize winner...

Second Nobel, First Woman: Chemistry's Ultimate Honor

Explore Marie Curie's historic second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911, making her the first woman to win this prestigious award and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific disciplines. This episode delves into the painstaking...

Scandal and Xenophobia: The Press Turns Against Marie

In this episode of Marie Curie, Dr Sarah Quinn explores the devastating 1911 scandal that nearly destroyed Marie Curie's reputation. Despite winning her second Nobel Prize that year, Marie faced vicious press attacks over her relationship with...

The Widow Scientist: Carrying On Alone

In this moving episode of the Marie Curie podcast, Dr Sarah Quinn explores the challenging years following Pierre Curie's tragic death in 1906. Discover how Marie Curie became the first woman professor at the University of Paris while raising two...

Nobel Glory and Personal Tragedy: Marie Curie's Triumph and Loss

In this compelling episode of Marie Curie, Dr Sarah Quinn explores the complex intersection of scientific triumph and personal tragedy in Marie Curie's life. We examine her historic 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with husband Pierre Curie and...

Breaking Barriers: A Woman in the Boys' Club of Science

Join Dr Sarah Quinn as she explores Marie Curie's extraordinary journey through the male-dominated scientific establishment of the early 1900s. This episode examines how Maria Sklodowska transformed from a struggling Polish student in Paris to...

Element Hunter: The Quest for Polonium and Radium

Join Dr Sarah Quinn as she explores Marie Curie's groundbreaking discovery of polonium and radium, two elements that revolutionized modern science. This episode delves into the painstaking process behind isolating these radioactive elements from tons...

The Glowing Discovery: Unraveling Radioactivity

Explore Marie Curie's groundbreaking discovery of radioactivity in this captivating episode of the Marie Curie podcast. Join Dr Sarah Quinn as she uncovers the story behind one of science's most important breakthroughs, from Henri Becquerel's...

Love, Loss, and Laboratory Partners: Marie and Pierre

Explore the remarkable love story and scientific partnership between Marie and Pierre Curie in this compelling episode of the Marie Curie podcast. Host Dr Sarah Quinn delves into how their meeting in 1894 sparked both romance and revolutionary...

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From Warsaw to Paris: The Making of a Scientist

Explore the remarkable journey of Maria Sklodowska from her birth in Russian-controlled Warsaw in 1867 to her transformation into Marie Curie, one of Paris's most celebrated scientists. This episode chronicles her early life in Poland, where political...

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