The Animated Story Of Marie Curie Video On Interactive DVD

Marie Curie (November 17, 1867-July 4, 1934) was a Polish-French physicist and chemist. A pioneer in the study of radioactivity, Madame Curie ventured to discover the “X” in X-rays. In addition to being the first female professor at the Sorbonne, Marie Curie was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize for discovering the elements radium and polonium and was the first two-time Nobel laureate.

Did You Know?

In 1995, Madame Curie was the first and only woman laid to rest under the famous dome of the Panthèon, a famous burial place in Paris.

The Curie Institutes in Paris, France and Warsaw, Poland, stand as monuments today to her ingenuity.

A unit of radioactivity, the Curie (symbol Ci), is named in her honor.

Main Characters:

Marie Curie; her husband, Pierre; her sister, Bronya; her father, Vladislav;
Professor Lippman and Professor Bouty

Overall Theme:
Marie Curie lived in a family that appreciated education. She became famous for her research in radioactivity and was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.

Summary:
Marie Curie was taught the importance of education at an early age. Her devotion to her work, despite poverty and sickness, gave the world the theory of radioactivity, the discovery of plutonium, and the isolation of radium!

As a young girl, Marie learns things quickly and her family knows she is very bright.  Her country, Poland, is ruled by Russia and everyone has to learn Russian in order to attend the university,   Marie watches her sister, Bronya, struggle to learn Russian, but for Marie learning the language is easy.

The time has come for Bronya to go to the university.  Marie accompanies her father and sister to the University of Warsaw.  It is there they learn that all universities in Poland have been closed to women.

After Marie graduates at the top of her class, she attends a secret university held in a local museum.  Marie comes up with a plan that will allow both she and her sister to attend school at the Sorbonne in Paris.  Marie works as a governess so she can support Bronya as she goes to school to become a doctor.

After working for five years it is Marie’s turn to go to Paris to study at the Sorbonne University.  She is a top student and earns a masters degree in physics in just two years.  The next year Marie earns a masters degree in mathematics.

While in Paris, Marie meets and marries Pierre Curie.  When Pierre is approached by Professor Lippman and Professor Bouty about becoming a professor at Sorbonne, he declines and says Marie is the best choice for the position.

Pierre tells the professors of Marie’s many accomplishments, including the discovery of radium. He tells how she demonstrated her love for science and mankind by giving away the secret of radium instead of selling it and becoming wealthy.  Pierre tells how Marie is the first woman to receive her doctorate and the Nobel Prize.

Because there has never been a woman professor at the Sorbonne, Professor Lippman and Professor Bouty will only allow Marie to work as a chief assistant to Pierre.  Marie is thrilled to work with her husband at the university.  Two years later, Pierre Curie is killed in an accident with a horse drawn wagon. With a new year about to begin at the Sorbonne, Professor Lippman and Professor Bouty ask Marie to join the school as a Professor of Physics.  At first, Marie declines but then remembers a promise she made to Pierre - if one of us dies, the other must go on.  Marie accepts the job and becomes the first woman professor at the Sorbonne.

Marie was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes. She chose not to profit from her research on radium so that the findings could be used for cancer research.

BONUS Resource & Activity Books

Each interactive DVD includes a 48-page Instant Download Resource & Activity Book full of skill-developing activities, word games, puzzles, coloring pages, and more! Provides hours of fun and learning for the entire family! The special “Certificate of Achievement” located in the back of the book serves as an excellent award your child can display after completing the activities.

Principles and Values Taught in This Video
Selflessness, Sacrifice, Love, Kindness, Generosity, Work, Education, and Enthusiasm.

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