Marie Curie
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Marie Curie
Number 58 on the list of
100 Most Influential People of the Last Millennium
Marie (Sklodowska) Curie or Manya (the name her loved ones called her as a child) was born on November 7, 1867 to parents Bronislawa and Vladislav Sklodowska. Marie and her four siblings grew up in Warsaw which at the time was a part of Poland that was dominated by Russia. Because, of the overruling Czar the people of Warsaw were subjected to oppression. This oppression was mostly exerted on the Polish private schools and the children, and caused the private schools that were directed by Polish people to be closely watched by the police or shut down. However, being that Marie’s father had been a secondary-school teacher, she was able to receive her general education from him as well as some scientific training. Marie’s parent were part of the Polish Patriots and were determined to regain control of their nation this fight caused Marie and her siblings to value their education in a way that only other Polish children could understand. Once Marie’s father was removed from his teaching position by the government, poverty began to eat away at the family and at the age of 11 Marie’s mother passed away from tuberculosis. The passing of Marie’s mother drew the family closer and pushed Marie further into her education. Marie loved learning and found mathematics and physics easy. It was this ease of learning that helped Marie excel in all of her school work and by the age of 15 she was graduating from high school at the top of her class.
Unfortunately, the loss of her mother and sister which took place while she was in school caused Marie to suffer from depression and when school was over her father made arrangements for Marie to live with other family in the country and this year away turned out to be the only year in Marie’s life that she would consider carefree. (AIP, 2010) Once Marie returned home she quickly got back to improving her education. By this...
Number 58 on the list of
100 Most Influential People of the Last Millennium
Marie (Sklodowska) Curie or Manya (the name her loved ones called her as a child) was born on November 7, 1867 to parents Bronislawa and Vladislav Sklodowska. Marie and her four siblings grew up in Warsaw which at the time was a part of Poland that was dominated by Russia. Because, of the overruling Czar the people of Warsaw were subjected to oppression. This oppression was mostly exerted on the Polish private schools and the children, and caused the private schools that were directed by Polish people to be closely watched by the police or shut down. However, being that Marie’s father had been a secondary-school teacher, she was able to receive her general education from him as well as some scientific training. Marie’s parent were part of the Polish Patriots and were determined to regain control of their nation this fight caused Marie and her siblings to value their education in a way that only other Polish children could understand. Once Marie’s father was removed from his teaching position by the government, poverty began to eat away at the family and at the age of 11 Marie’s mother passed away from tuberculosis. The passing of Marie’s mother drew the family closer and pushed Marie further into her education. Marie loved learning and found mathematics and physics easy. It was this ease of learning that helped Marie excel in all of her school work and by the age of 15 she was graduating from high school at the top of her class.
Unfortunately, the loss of her mother and sister which took place while she was in school caused Marie to suffer from depression and when school was over her father made arrangements for Marie to live with other family in the country and this year away turned out to be the only year in Marie’s life that she would consider carefree. (AIP, 2010) Once Marie returned home she quickly got back to improving her education. By this...