The discovery

of the
unknown
Curie

Performed by students of the ХД-11 group:

Anastasia Synhaivska and
Tkachenko Oleksandra
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT...
1. Biography of the scientist

2. Research area

3. Nobel Prize

4. Сonclusion

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Biography of the scientist
IRÈNE JOLIOT-CURIE

He elder daughter 12 SEPTEMBER 1897

of Pierre Curie and –
Marie Skłodowska– 17 MARCH 1956
Curie

Fan fact:Streets of Odesa and

Rivne are named in her honor FRENCH
CHEMIST,
PHYSICIST AND
POLITICIAN
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RESEARCH AREA
Experiments were done using gamma
rays to identify the positron. Though
their experiments identified both the
positron and the neutron, they failed to
interpret the significance of the results

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RESEARCH AREA
To their surprise, the positron
emission continued for several
minutes after the polonium source of
alpha particles was removed. Later
Joliot-Curie came to the conclusion
that some of the atoms of aluminum
and boron turned into new chemical
elements

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Nobel Prize
1935
"In collaboration with your
husband, you worthily continue
this brilliant tradition."

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 Сonclusion
I believe that the scientific knowledge of men and women is absolutely the
same. A scientist must renounce worldly obligations. For my part, I
consider science to be the main interest of my life.