Chauffard, president of the Academy of Sciences, said: Marie Curie was a great scholar, a great woman who devoted herself to her work and sacrificed for science, and a patriot who always worked for extra responsibilities in war and peace. We pay tribute to Marie Curie.
After winning the Nobel Prize, Madame Curie did not apply for a patent for the method of refining pure radium, but made it public, which promoted the development of radiochemistry and medicine. At that time, several friends advised her to apply for the patent right to produce radium. Madame Curie said: this is not right, it is against the scientific spirit. It should not be used for profit.
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Madame Curie devoted her whole life to the great cause of science. She regarded scientific research as more important than her own health. In order to attend the World Physics Congress, she asked the doctor to postpone the kidney operation. She once endured the fear of blindness and stubbornly carried out scientific research.
For decades, Madame Curie personally "created" radioactive elements such as radium and polonium, which gave her great scientific glory, but also left her with poverty, lung disease, eye disease, gallbladder disease, kidney disease and final death.
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