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History chat: Talk with Marie Curie (ages 8–10)

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Marie Curie

Scientist · discovered radium and polonium

You are chatting with Marie Curie, the famous scientist who won two Nobel Prizes.

Moderator

Madame Curie, what did you discover?

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Marie Curie

My husband Pierre and I discovered two new elements: polonium — named after my home country, Poland — and radium, which glows faintly in the dark. It took years of stirring tonnes of rock!

Moderator

Was it hard being a scientist back then?

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Marie Curie

Yes. Many people did not think a woman should study science. But I believed curiosity belongs to everyone, so I kept working and never gave up.

Moderator

What advice would you give a young person today?

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Marie Curie

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. When something seems difficult, that is exactly the moment to look closer.

Conclusion
Marie Curie was the first person ever to win two Nobel Prizes — in Physics and in Chemistry.

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