Radioactivity Collection (page 2)

Radium: discovered radium by Pierre (1859-1906) and Marie Curie (1867-1934) in 1898
XEE4141018 Radium: discovered radium by Pierre (1859-1906) and Marie Curie (1867-1934) in 1898. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Electrometer devised by Marie Curie (1867-1934) 1897 (metal)
CHT236033 Electrometer devised by Marie Curie (1867-1934) 1897 (metal) by French School, (19th century); Institut de Radium, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Pierre (1859-1906) and Marie Curie (1867-1934) in their laboratory, c. 1903 (b / w photo)
CHT237251 Pierre (1859-1906) and Marie Curie (1867-1934) in their laboratory, c.1903 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Ionisation chamber devised by Marie Curie (1867-1934) c. 1897
CHT236037 Ionisation chamber devised by Marie Curie (1867-1934) c.1897 by French School, (19th century); Ecole de Physique, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Pierre Curie (1859-1906) (b / w photo)
ACD237252 Pierre Curie (1859-1906) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Academie des Sciences, Paris, France; (add.info)

The Two Positivists (b / w photo)
3650369 The Two Positivists (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Positivists, Manya and Bronya Sklodovska, 1886)

The Curie Family (b / w photo)
3650368 The Curie Family (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Curie Family)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 195, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_12_31: Nucleaire
ICA4893787 L Assiette au Beurre, number 195, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_12_31: Nucleaire, Radium - Curie Marie - by Radiguet, Maurice (1866-1941); Photo eCaricadoc; French, out of copyright

Madame Curie, the modern alchemist (litho)
979583 Madame Curie, the modern alchemist (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame Curie, the modern alchemist. Marie Curie working with radium and polonium)

Madame Sklodovska (b / w photo)
3650366 Madame Sklodovska (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame Sklodovska, Marie Curies mother)

Marie Curie (1867-1934) c. 1905 (oil on canvas)
CHT236038 Marie Curie (1867-1934) c.1905 (oil on canvas) by Jawlensky, Alexej von (1864-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nobel prize for physics and chemistry; ); eArchives Charmet; German

Radium: measurement of radioactivity. Anonymous illustration from 1925
XEE4141017 Radium: measurement of radioactivity. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Radium: measurement of radioactivity)

A new discovery: Radium (colour litho)
3097341 A new discovery: Radium (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new discovery: Radium. Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory)

Fountain Pen Atom Meter. 2nd November 1949 Pocket meters to register the presence of radioactive material are to be turned out by the hundred thousand at scientific instrument factories in Leeds

Manchester Civil Defence first demonstration of Radioactive detection. Ald D. Gosling, Chairman of the Civil Defence Committee

Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, preparing to go cycling. Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Marie Sklodowska Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1904. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904, together with her husband Pierre and Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, c1920. Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel Prize winner, seated in her laboratory. (Colorised black and white print)

Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory, 1898 (1951)
Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory. 1898, (1951). Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1917. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Pierre Curie, French chemist and physicist, 1899. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel, French physicist, late 19th or early 20th century. In 1896 Becquerel (1852-1908) discovered that uranium, when placed on a sealed, light-tight photographic plate, exposed the plate

Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, 1906. Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

The Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Artist: Alfred Hugh Fisher
The Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Experiments made in Paris by the discoverers, Pierre and Marie Curie

Pierre Curie, French physicist, (c1924). Pierre Curie (1859-1906) was a pioneer in the study of crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity

Radium treatment to cure a nasal infection, France, c1947-1951
Radium treatment to cure a nasal infection, France, 20th century. Part of the Marshall Plan mercy mission. The Marshall Plan was a massive programme of US aid for the reconstruction of Europe after

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1929. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1925. Marie Curie (1867-1934) in her office at the Radium Institute, Paris, of which she was director of research from 1918-1934

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, in her laboratory, 1912. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1931. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Pierre Curie, French chemist, when Professor of Physics at the Sorbonne, 1906
Pierre Curie, French chemist, in the lecture theatre when Professor of Physics at the Sorbonne, 1906. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie

Frederic Joliot, French physicist. Joliot (1900-1958) became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925. In 1926 he married Maries daughter Irene

Pierre Curie, French chemist. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel, for their work on radioactivity

Frederic Joliot, French physicist, c1930. The apparatus is a Wilson cloud chamber. Joliot (1900-1958) became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925

Pierre and Marie Curie, French scientists, at work in the laboratory. Polish-born Marie Curie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre (1859-1906)

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1910. Marie Curie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Medal commemorating Marie Sklodowska Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1967. Obverse of a medal issued in 1967 to commemorate the centenary of her birth

Apparatus used by Pierre and Marie Curie in their research into radium, 1904. This equipment was used by the Curies to investigate the deflection of the beta rays from radium in a magnetic field

A stage in the separation of radium from pitchblende using sodium carbonate, c1900. A scene in the laboratory of the Nobel Prize winning physicists Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris

Title page of Oeuvres de Pierre Curie, 1908. French chemist Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel

Wilsons cloud chamber, c1927. Artist: Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Wilsons cloud chamber, c1927. Charles Thompson Rees Wilson (1869-1959), Scottish nuclear and atomic physicist, was award the 1927 Nobel prize for Physics for the invention of his cloud chamber

Radium experiment, 1904. Artist: Poyet
Radium experiment, 1904. Paths of alpha, beta, and gamma particles from a radium sample placed between the poles of an electromagnet, as used in Marie and Pierre Curies laboratory, Paris

Part of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris, 1904. It was here that they did much of their work on magnetism and radioacticity which led to the 1903 Nobel prize for physics which they shared

Work of Marie and Pierre Curie, 1904. High voltage equipment used by Pierre and Marie Curie to investigate the electrical conductivity of air exposed to radium. From La Nature. (Paris, 1904)

Electroscope fitted with microscope, 1904. This instrument was used in the Curies laboratory, Paris, to detect the presence of radioactivity. From La Nature. (Paris, 1904)

A corner of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris, 1904. It was here that they did much of their work on magnetism and radioacticity which led to the 1903 Nobel prize for physics which they

150-megaton thermonuclear explosion, Bikini Atoll, 1 March 1954.The unexpected spread of fallout from the test led to awareness of, and research into, radioactive pollution. Courtesy UNO

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Radioactivity: Marie Curie's Nobel Prize-Winning Journey" Step into the world of radioactivity, where groundbreaking discoveries and scientific brilliance have shaped our understanding of this powerful force. At its core stands Marie Curie, a Polish-French physicist whose unwavering dedication revolutionized the field. Marie Curie, a name synonymous with scientific excellence, became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903. Her relentless pursuit led her to uncover two radioactive elements - polonium and radium - forever changing our perception of matter's fundamental properties. In 1957, as nuclear tests echoed across the globe, their fallout cast an ominous shadow over humanity. Yet amidst this uncertainty emerged James Van Allen, a US astrophysicist who discovered Earth's radiation belts that bear his name today. His findings shed light on how radioactivity permeates not only our planet but also extends far beyond. The laboratory was Marie and Pierre Curie's sanctuary; captured in a captivating photograph from 1898, it showcases their tireless efforts to unravel nature's secrets. Together as French physicists, they pioneered research on radioactivity and laid the foundation for future generations. Their legacy continued through Frederic Joliot and Irene Joliot-Curie – French scientists who followed in Marie Curie's footsteps by synthesizing new radioactive isotopes in 1935. Their contributions further propelled mankind towards harnessing this enigmatic energy for medical advancements. However, radioactivity is not without its dangers. The haunting image of contaminated buildings being hosed down in Prepyate serves as a stark reminder of Chernobyl’s catastrophic nuclear disaster in 1986 – an event that highlighted both the immense power and devastating consequences associated with uncontrolled exposure to radiation. Beyond terrestrial boundaries lies another realm influenced by radioactivity – our very own Sun.