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==Early Life==
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Pierre Curie was born on May 15, 1859 in Paris. His father, Eugène Curie, was a physician and began to teach Pierre Curie math and geometry from a very young age. He attended the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne and earned his degree at the age of 18. Not having enough money to immediately proceed with his doctorate, he began work as a laboratory instructor. Shortly after, in 1880, Pierre Curie with the help of his older brother, Jacques Curie discovered that the compression of crystals causes an electric action potential. During his research he created an instrument he named the Curie Scale which could take very precise measurements needed for his work. The very next year the two brothers showed that the opposite was also true; placing crystals in an electric field would cause them to deform. This discovery is known as piezoelectric effects and it is used in crystal oscillators which are used in modern electronic circuits.


==Scientific Contributions==
==Early Life==


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Pierre Curie was born on May 15, 1859 in Paris. His father, Eugène Curie, was a physician and began to teach Pierre Curie math and geometry from a very young age. He attended the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne and earned his degree at the age of 18. Not having enough money to immediately proceed with his doctorate, he began work as a laboratory instructor. Shortly after, in 1880, Pierre Curie with the help of his older brother, Jacques Curie discovered that the compression of crystals causes an electric action potential. During his research he created an instrument he named the Curie Scale which could take very precise measurements needed for his work. The very next year the two brothers showed that the opposite was also true; placing crystals in an electric field would cause them to deform. This discovery is known as piezoelectric effects and it is used in crystal oscillators which are used in modern electronic circuits.
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While working in his lab he met Marie Curie, then Maria Skłodowska, and took her on as a lab student and into his research. Finally in 1895, he became Professor of Physics and got his Doctor of Science degree. This was the same year Maria agreed to marry him.


For additional information, please reference [[Einstein's Theory of Relativity]]
For more information on his wife, Marie Curie, please reference [[Marie Curie]].


===Worm Holes===
==Scientific Contributions==
 
Wormholes (often referred to as the Einstein-Rosen Bridge) are hypothetical passages between far off points across the universe. Though the Theory of Relativity predicts the existence of wormholes, one has yet to be discovered. The wormhole concept of a shortcut across the universe has engaged prospects of teleportation, though there are a number of issue ranging from size to stability that prevent the survival of anything travelling through a wormhole.
 
==Other==
 
===Fun Facts===


Einstein was offered the position of President of Israel, but refused stating his lack of "natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people"
===Curie's Law===
For his doctoral thesis, Pierre Curie studied various forms of magnetism including paramagnetism whereby an external magnetic field attracts objects, causing internal magnetic fields in the same direction. During his research he discovered that temperature had an effect on paramagnetism. He wrote a formula to predict this effect, known as Curie's Law. The formula is
<math>{\frac{B}{T}} * C = M</math>
where <math>B</math> is the magnetic field in teslas <math>T</math> is the temperature in kelvin <math>C</math> Curie's Constant and <math>M</math> is the magnetisation.


Einstein enjoyed sailing, playing violin, and smoking pipes.


"Albert Einstein is an anagram of 'Ten elite brains'"
===Radioactivity===


===Myths Debunked===
Pierre did his research on radioactivity with his wife, Marie Curie. In their work they discovered and studied polonium and radium. They coined the term <i>radioactivity</i> and were some of the first to study it. Upon noticing heat coming from radium particles, Pierre was the first to discover nuclear energy. He was able to use his prior knowledge on magnetism to analyze the radiation coming from these particles to discover that some held a positive charge (alpha radiation) some held a negative charge (beta radiation) and some no charge at all (gamma radiation). Because of the work of him and his wife, a curie became a unit of measurement of radioactive decay. In 1903 the couple as awarded the Nobel Prize for their research on radiation.


Despite popular belief, Albert Einstein did not work on the Manhattan Project. The US Army refused to provide him the necessary security clearance, likely due to his liberal political ideology. Nevertheless, Einstein had written President Franklin D. Roosevelt a letter outlining the development of a fission uranium bomb, a decision he is said to have later regretted. Einstein's letter helped spur the development of nuclear weaponry.
A more in depth summary of the Curie's work can be found [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1891197 here].


The rumor that Einstein failed at mathematics in primary school is incorrect. By twelve, Einstein had already begun studying calculus and developing his own mathematical proofs!
==Personal Life==
Pierre Curie married Marie Currie in 1895. Together, they had two daughters named Ève and Irène. Pierre, Marie, Irène, and her husband all became physicists involved in the study of radioactivity. In 1906 Pierre Curie died at the age of 46 in an accident when he got run over by a horse drawn cart.
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[[File:CurieFamily1.jpg]]
(Pictured Ève, Marie, Irène)


== See also ==
== See also ==


===Further reading===
===Further reading===
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1891197/
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=yQ7CAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=marie+curie&ots=8XwPXi9mvS&sig=_p-sYln8QFniJFHjHNysZ5nWTY8#v=onepage&q=marie%20curie&f=false


''Einstein, His Life and Universe'' by Walter Issacson, 2007


''The World as I See It'' by Albert Einstein, 1949


===External links===
===External links===


http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/marie-curie-bio.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1891197/


http://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/einstein-on-newton.html


==References==
==References==
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/pierre-curie-bio.html
http://www.biography.com/people/pierre-curie-39098
https://www.aip.org/history/curie/pierre.htm
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Bios/PierreCurie.shtml
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Curie


http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/2014/06/10-fun-albert-einstein-facts/
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/12/albert-einstein-did-not-fail-at-mathematics-in-school/
http://www.space.com/20881-wormholes.html
http://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html
http://www.einstein-website.de/z_biography/biography.html


[[Category:Notable Scientists]]
[[Category:Notable Scientists]]

Latest revision as of 00:37, 2 December 2015

Pierre Curie by csyed3


Early Life

Pierre Curie was born on May 15, 1859 in Paris. His father, Eugène Curie, was a physician and began to teach Pierre Curie math and geometry from a very young age. He attended the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne and earned his degree at the age of 18. Not having enough money to immediately proceed with his doctorate, he began work as a laboratory instructor. Shortly after, in 1880, Pierre Curie with the help of his older brother, Jacques Curie discovered that the compression of crystals causes an electric action potential. During his research he created an instrument he named the Curie Scale which could take very precise measurements needed for his work. The very next year the two brothers showed that the opposite was also true; placing crystals in an electric field would cause them to deform. This discovery is known as piezoelectric effects and it is used in crystal oscillators which are used in modern electronic circuits. While working in his lab he met Marie Curie, then Maria Skłodowska, and took her on as a lab student and into his research. Finally in 1895, he became Professor of Physics and got his Doctor of Science degree. This was the same year Maria agreed to marry him.

For more information on his wife, Marie Curie, please reference Marie Curie.

Scientific Contributions

Curie's Law

For his doctoral thesis, Pierre Curie studied various forms of magnetism including paramagnetism whereby an external magnetic field attracts objects, causing internal magnetic fields in the same direction. During his research he discovered that temperature had an effect on paramagnetism. He wrote a formula to predict this effect, known as Curie's Law. The formula is [math]\displaystyle{ {\frac{B}{T}} * C = M }[/math] where [math]\displaystyle{ B }[/math] is the magnetic field in teslas [math]\displaystyle{ T }[/math] is the temperature in kelvin [math]\displaystyle{ C }[/math] Curie's Constant and [math]\displaystyle{ M }[/math] is the magnetisation.


Radioactivity

Pierre did his research on radioactivity with his wife, Marie Curie. In their work they discovered and studied polonium and radium. They coined the term radioactivity and were some of the first to study it. Upon noticing heat coming from radium particles, Pierre was the first to discover nuclear energy. He was able to use his prior knowledge on magnetism to analyze the radiation coming from these particles to discover that some held a positive charge (alpha radiation) some held a negative charge (beta radiation) and some no charge at all (gamma radiation). Because of the work of him and his wife, a curie became a unit of measurement of radioactive decay. In 1903 the couple as awarded the Nobel Prize for their research on radiation.

A more in depth summary of the Curie's work can be found here.

Personal Life

Pierre Curie married Marie Currie in 1895. Together, they had two daughters named Ève and Irène. Pierre, Marie, Irène, and her husband all became physicists involved in the study of radioactivity. In 1906 Pierre Curie died at the age of 46 in an accident when he got run over by a horse drawn cart.

(Pictured Ève, Marie, Irène)

See also

Further reading

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1891197/ https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=yQ7CAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=marie+curie&ots=8XwPXi9mvS&sig=_p-sYln8QFniJFHjHNysZ5nWTY8#v=onepage&q=marie%20curie&f=false


External links

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/marie-curie-bio.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1891197/


References

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/pierre-curie-bio.html http://www.biography.com/people/pierre-curie-39098 https://www.aip.org/history/curie/pierre.htm http://www.atomicarchive.com/Bios/PierreCurie.shtml http://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Curie

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