The genius of Marie Curie - Shohini Ghose

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Marie Skłodowska Curie’s revolutionary research laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and nuclear physics, to name a few. But what did she actually do? Shohini Ghose expounds on some of Marie Skłodowska Curie’s most revolutionary discoveries.
Lesson by Shohini Ghose, animation by Anna Nowakowska.

[@kidpeligro7878]

I also give props to her husband, he did not let the social mindset of his time deprive his beloved of the honor she deserves. He truly loved and had high regard of her.

[@Dennis-cc4dx]

Unless thats what he wanted us to think...

[@sythe5218]

Dennis you guys are awful

[@bleh1569]

@@Dennis-cc4dx what??

[@sov4956]

@@rawgrave_ Sure, she won another Nobel prize (ALONE) and became a professor and a researcher. What did you do in your life huh?

[@_buany8701]

Right, but we don’t have to let that take away from her accomplishments. She shouldn’t have had to worry about the social Mindset of their time anyway.

[@nischalprajapati6157]

let's not forget her daughter AND her son-in-law both won nobel prizes too.

[@fluffymassacre2918]

good gene pool.

[@herp_derpingson]

" son-in-law "

[@beepboop3529]

Wow! Really?!

[@scp--297]

Yep!

[@nothisispatrick1797]

@@herp_derpingson daughter's husband?

[@Appalachiosaurus22]

"surviving largely on bread and tea and sometimes fainting from near starvation" I see college students haven't changed over the centuries.

[@occvltvs_]

@@hasantaher1120 your video sucks

[@susanheeley9393]

Idk what you mean

[@blackdragon796]

Take care of youself people. Eating well is very important

[@whythehelldoineedahandle]

@@occvltvs_ he deleted it

[@sonny_time]

Expect now it’s Red Bull and energy bars

[@tanusmiraculouscorner9317]

Girls, forget the guys from movies. You need a Pierre Curie. Period.

[@LifeOfRivEntertainment]

So true

[@yoshitheorbit1118]

THAT'S an actual man.

[@harlowitter3060]

He's a keeper

[@picturesqueweb]

Um...

[@lightofjustice8459]

"Period" Is this chemistry pun intended?

[@yoshiyoshi8382]

"he shared his lab and his heart with her" give me a partner like that

[@anagjini7111]

Hexce Decimal honestly yeah

[@scp--297]

Yes.

[@wistful4684]

Yup😭😭😭😭

[@buddingscientist170]

And nobel prize also

[@Lobsterpickles]

@HexceDecimal OMG I HAVE MET THE PERFECT HUMAN

[@minhkhanh1081]

Marie : Physics Nobel Prize and Chemistry Nobel Prize Pierre : Physics Nobel Prize Her first daughter : Chemistry Nobel Prize Her first son in law : Chemistry Nobel Prize Her second son in law : Peace Nobel Prize damn, the Curies and the Nobels should really make a wedding

[@AnushkaSharma-ok2er]

LMAO FR THO

[@Username-le4eq]

Being part of a curie family might gave them some opportunities. That is why families with the highest respect are discovering something new.

[@moinuddinkhan593]

What are their names? & what's the reason for winning it? No one said it. Plz share it

[@aur9035]

@@moinuddinkhan593 i second this

[@summertimeandbutterflies2460]

@@moinuddinkhan593 I didn't really memorize their names but their first daughter and son-in-law won in Chemistry. They discovered that radioactive atoms can be created artificially. This was an extremely important and helpful discovery as a lot of medical research even today revolves around this, especially for cancer treatment. Their second son-in-law received the noble peace prize. He actually accepted it on behalf of UNICEF as he was their Director at the time. He was a notable diplomat of his time and worked with the UN a lot. His wife and Marie Curie's second daughter was also a well known and eminent author and journalist.

[@toobashaikh5922]

I guess you could say that Pierre and Marie had chemistry between them xD

[@abthedragon4921]

Now it has 143

[@AgentOrange329]

You could also say that the love and dedication they radiated was quite noticable.

[@bumblingMoron]

no they had atoms XD

[@shriyagupta9167]

505 now

[@mayuravirus6134]

593

[@sumipun5856]

Women don’t need Prince Charming we need a Perrie Curie. Who can open his heart, lab and fight for our right.

[@lanvin1982]

We need women to be at the stage where men are. With Marie's head alone we would have gotten much further. Without men standing over her.

[@sumipun5856]

lanvin1982 of course but at the same time if there is a guy like him then that’s a happy ever after

[@VY-zt3ph]

Nobody cares now what Men want.

[@jessicaboyd3539]

When I began dating this guy, he sent me a pic of my fav element, beryllium, in his lab. Anyway, we’re engaged now.

[@adwaitab.3622]

@@jessicaboyd3539 ❤️❤️

[@zizo0ditto1989]

She's the best role model a young scientist could have, male or female. Her sheer perseverance is astounding! She's such an inspiration

[@cup_check_official]

indeed.

[@theorist-xq6re]

No, not the best. I'm not sure what you based that on, I know it's definitely not based on any quantitative comparison (e.g. we could consider the total bits of information as possessed by the potential author's papers, or, the total bits of information of papers of which cites the original, for example etc.). There are much, much bigger giants in the history of scientists and mathematicians, including John von Neumann, Einstein and Gottfried, considering we are blind to sex. Of course, the sex inequality may change in the future, and I'm sure many of the more liberal, secular historical figures may welcome sex equality in such fields. However, what you state is absolutely, completely not true, and does not respect the true geniuses of the mentioned few respectively.

[@zizo0ditto1989]

theorist199729 Alright since we're doing this, I must first start by saying that if you take everything everyone says on the internet to the letter, you're gonna have a bad time. On another note though, the geniuses you mentioned though gargantuan in their fields, were not made to endure as many troubles as she has. Of course, there are better scientists out there, I don't deny it but her will and courage inspire more than any other, hence the "perseverance" in my comment. Makes sense?

[@scahsaint6249]

Abdel aziz habiba So, perseverance is the reason why she is the "best." If that's the case, then anyone who perservered can be the "best." Clearly, that would qualify anyone even outside of science because those qualities can be applied in any facet of life. So, in essence the only "best" out there is entirely in the realm of subjectivity for each person. Of course, one must not take your comment too literally.

[@FreestateofOkondor]

And we shouldn't be blind to sex. Especially not when comparing historical figures. Neither Einstein, nor von Neumann nor (I think you meant) Leibniz had to endure as much as Marie Curie. All of them were highly respected in their fields while Curie had to listen to scores of men talking about how she was unfit to do science because she was a woman (despite her two nobel prizes). Interestingly, Einstein took her side and defended her. Abdel aziz habiba was talking about good role models. Von Neumann is estimated to have had an IQ of 250, clearly not so much a "role model" as a "guy you could never hope to be". Curie showed perseverance and a strong will to achieve despite all odds, despite the fact that society conspired against her. In that sense, she definitely is a better role model even if you could agree on who was more important than her. Btw: The only one in your list that is arguably "greater" is Einstein. Curie's discoveries have proven to be more important for the 20th century than von Neumann's or even Leibniz's.

[@almostpalindrome2957]

Marie Skłodowska Curie is amazing but what amazes me more is that she had worked with radioactive substances without any protection for half of her life but none of her children had radiation disease and she had lived quite a long life. That's a miracle

[@camellias.7106]

And not only that, but her daughter also won a Nobel prize in science!

[@TurnipBoy666]

since its not genetic, she wont pass it on to her children

[@TurnipBoy666]

its also just the animation

[@cartoontv5052]

Stephen hawkins did greater miracle than marie curie go watch his biography he had survived a disease which has death rate of 100 percent before him but he se4vived that

[@ariyanna1056]

CARTOON TV yeah but think about the difference between medicine now and medicine in the early 1900s, its very different.

[@bubblymochi7170]

It’s so nice that she married such a good man that would allow her accomplishments to be recognized. What a power couple.

[@tawhid7]

Random country wins 4 or 5 Nobel prizes. Curie family alone wins five Nobel prizes.

[@sukiyakime]

i agree marie curie should be a role model for women, but pierre curie also should be a role model for men. he stand against people for his wife to win the prize with him.

[@vvvvveroeverythingtodo]

idil esen true

[@sukiyakime]

Dragon 9 well, no one is perfect i guess :)

[@erueru2014]

I was thinking the same, he was ahead of his time

[@LucaM]

Maybe the only way to get the prize and keep the coitus. But what do we know...

[@abcdefgold]

Marie Curie is a role model for people - not women - why would she just be a role model for only women? Why would Pierre only be a suitable role model for men? I agree though, that they were both great people

[@itsmemademoiselle]

Marie Curie is one of the most inspirational women and scientists for me! Especially for her enduring efforts even though it hasn't been always easy for her back in the days. Thanks for this video!

[@MissMilkaa]

princess peach Name was Maria Skłodowska-Curie, she was a brave woman, a patriot and a feminist, and she kept her maiden name

[@a.m.z1710]

She studied in Poland and came to France with all that knowledge.

[@Czadzikable]

@Some Stuff ! , she was NOT called "Marie"! She was called *Maria Skłodowska-Curié!*

[@allergies9099]

@Some Stuff ! Cool and it's Maria

[@wojtekkkk]

@@mihir1181 its simply the french version of maria, you dont have to change anything

[@this_is_patrick]

Pierre could've easily stole all of the credit for himself, yet he still went against everyone else's opinions and fought for the award and recognition that Marie clearly deserved. The Curies really were model humans.

[@giuliavigoriti73]

now imagine if women had always been granted access to education

[@greenergrass4060]

We'd be living in Titan by now 😅

[@enkh-erdenebatbold1177]

U make a good point but we are now already there. Mentioning old stuff is meaningless. Especially when most of us did’t even experience what u say even once.

[@beetle_geuse6186]

@david vane And we need to balance that. And also, not everywhere. The whole world isn’t the (majority of the) west.

[@beetle_geuse6186]

@@enkh-erdenebatbold1177 it’s still a valid point to think about. We are almost there now, but it’s going to take centuries if we want to reach the level we would have. I say we would’ve become a type 1 civilization, but as you said no meaning in complaining about history. :)

[@junichi6174]

that’s why they won’t let us, we will be way too powerful

[@abhilashdash3285]

this is a better love story than twilight

[@user-tp1jo9sd6c]

Abhilash Dash, any love story is better than twilight.

[@BleedForTheWorld]

I forgot that series existed. No, really. I did.

[@alantonix213]

Sorry that they reminded you of it.

[@FidaAifiya]

why did u even compare them

[@AdmiralWen]

And that's not even sarcasm.

[@stormsurge1]

Her daughter Irene also won a Nobel prize, making Curies family with most Nobel prizes.

[@sandhyavinodperkewar8167]

Yes!!

[@trisha1157]

Not only this , her granddaughter is a nuclear physicist and her grandson is a biologist

[@Nairuulagch]

Since then the Nobel prize is secretly called Curie prize.

[@sirichandanaakarapu378]

Sometimes i forget that irene is an actual name

[@joelphilip2942]

A truly noble family

[@jakesklodowski9321]

Cool little fact, Marie Curie is my great great great great great great Aunt, I of course have her maiden name, back then ladies name had certain letters replaced, Hence Sklodowska, as opposed to Sklodowski, which is my last name.

[@kreatywnanazwa1913]

They still do... the surnames for men and women in Poland are still with a different ending (at least part of them and mine is)

[@tamoriryo]

Thats an interesting fact, thank you for sharing! Are you interested in studying in the scientific field, by any chance? I hope you and the Sklodowska family have a blessed life ahead

[@vikordszarcus227..]

OMG

[@kulsumsheikh814]

That's amusing 🙌

[@chadgarjavbaagii8271]

That's amazing I read her biography when I was a child. I have certainly stunned by nature of Sklodowskay’s family history

[@grimtheghastly8878]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the deep bond the Curies shared with one another? Couple goals if anything.

[@sergiovela7686]

such a remarkable woman, is it weird if I cried a little bit watching this? also, she and Pierre are my OTP

[@alicjakrumpi8060]

haha relatable

[@auliareski]

sergio vela OTP, yes that's definitely right :'

[@Shouko91]

sergio vela it's okay to cry

[@jyotasama]

sergio vela i cried too dw

[@chaelstorm7155]

best OTP imo

[@johnsamuel2474]

A heartful applause and salute to you mam!👏🙎✋

[@olas2336]

john samuel All Polish sends you big thank you (sorry for my English grammar )

[@painiteeclipse5647]

john samuel lol 420 likes (meme nostalgia)

[@johnsamuel2474]

Valentīna Andrejeva haha!

[@timlang3852]

john cdddc

[@stjerenestrella]

Damn my Science teacher always admire her work and talk about her during our class

[@theweirdo2187]

So did my physics teacher

[@SoulCOnfessor]

Few mistakes. 0:35 Marie couldn't study because she couldn't afford it in first place. She worked in occupied Poland to pay for her sister education in Paris. Even wealthy Poles didn't want to study at Russian Imperial University (Russian language, Russian professors and students). This was due to boycott of the university by Polish students Why you didn't mention that part of her life? - "She taught country children to read, write and count; This activity was forbidden and severely punished by the Russian authorities." 0:45 Flying University - The purpose of this was to provide Polish youth with an opportunity for an education within the framework of traditional Polish scholarship, when that collided with the ideology of the Russian authorities. It means that it was the only higher educational institution that provided education in Polish language by Polish professors in Poland occupied by Russia. 01:19 She returned to Warsaw to visit her family but she was denied a place at Jagiellonian University in Kraków occupied by Austria. And Warsaw is not Kraków ;) Despite these few minor mistakes you did great job!

[@robenkhoury7079]

Thanks!

[@allergies9099]

They also didn't menntion that she kept her Polish surname and didn't put it in the title

[@elikl1946]

And I read, that she was blonde.

[@MilkBoyFilms]

How and why the heck do you know all this

[@JK-gu3tl]

Was it Russia or German spoken at these schools? People forget that a lot of the Russia elite were Germans.

[@kemoiii]

It is sad that our school book, only Henri Becquerel was mentioned and neither Marie Nor Pierre were mentioned when talking about radioactivity.

[@theorist-xq6re]

That's because the unit of measurement for radiation count is defined by Becquerel, hence the unit of which was named after him. As you go deeper in physics, functions become much more complex into probability density functions. I'm not sure which level you are at, but the simplest would consider the exponential function of which relates radiation activity to a constant as derived from calculus. Marie Curie does not have a degree in mathematics, it is highly reasonable to assume her mathematics is not strong. Mathematics is usually the limiting factor, strong mathematics is usually required in order to establish predictable relationships between variables and constants as defined. You'd find that it is the people with mathematics that contribute the most in science.

[@LovelyAngel.]

theorist199729 Cool, so despite being the only person with Nobel prizes in two separate fields, she was not "enough"

[@marzenalidia8277]

That't interesting as mu school books (Polish) were mentioning all of them. Which country is it?

[@kemoiii]

Egypt (where education is just awful)

[@Mb-vs3lw]

theorist199729 if she doesn't have a mathematics degree why did they say she did at 1:00?

[@annakrawczuk5221]

Her daughter also won the nobel prize in chemistry (for discovering... dunno the english word but when the radiation is not natural but caused artificially). As a second woman in the world.

[@mistylima56]

Ricki Manda artificial radioactivity

[@jasmreow]

so did her husband and her sisters husband

[@solarj1388]

and her 2 sons in law right? 1 in science and 1 in nobel peace prize

[@arioka5296]

What an incredible family she has!!!!

[@bruh-zn8ju]

-here's a piece of fiction i wrote just now inspired by this comment and its replies haha, hope its not too bad, sorry if there's typos- almost 2 centuries has passed, and your family tree has sprouted renowned geniuses of the world. your great great great grandparents, their children, their children's children and so on have won nobel piece prizes of their own. then your parents had you. you must continue to carry the honour of your heritage, you're the last branch of the tree they have worked so hard on keeping alive. the whole world has its eyes on you. your heart palpitates faster, your lungs start running out of air, your chest feels tight and your head alarmingly light. you're having a panic attack. _'I messed up.'_ you thought, as you clutch the piece of paper that contain the big bold letters, *[REJECTED]* you look down below you, eyes losing focus on the vehicles that pass by and people that seem like ants from your view. up on the 40th floor, there you stand. counting your last seconds and breathing your last breath. is this how it's going to end? _fate is so cruel._

[@aditi.0725]

"Shared his heart and lab with her " ♥️

[@Nicolas1Braun]

I remember a scene of Genius in which officers of Nobel Prize Department Notify Pierre that He was Selected for Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Radioactivity. Then he asks If his wife will be awarded or not officer said no so Pierre rejected the Nobel Prize bcoz his wife was not awardes for her contribution. We can clearly see that he was a *Man Of Culture* who Adored and Respected his wife very much

[@the1stmetalhead]

It’s truly great seeing him treat his brilliant, strong, kind, compassionate and feminine wife as his equal. Sadly that’s not the case today since men and women are not like Pierre and Marie in the slightest.

[@soufian2733]

Why is this making me emotional

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Soufian 27 I know right!

[@seocicles]

how

[@samuelkurian7073]

The music

[@grayellison5243]

same

[@minhthuy2704]

i almost cried when it came to Pierre's death

[@minanelee8197]

Such a beautiful romance in science

[@rawgrave_]

DON

[@hasantaher1120]

please watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7LgYdon7Wgbdk

[@devinreis5811]

He fought for her accolades to be acknowledged.

[@karengomez3143]

Pierre also learnt Polish for her a banned language at the moment.

[@jooniesjam7993]

Awww ❤

[@silvercriesofwar279]

Little known fact: Marie Curie was left handed, and her husband and daughter are also thought to be left handed

[@wojtekkkk]

Maria Skłodowska-Curie*

[@dr.zamanritu9033]

@@wojtekkkk °_° let it be

[@wojtekkkk]

@@dr.zamanritu9033?

[@mkultra4574]

I was going to shut down my PC but suddenly Ted-Ed has notifs

[@cup_check_official]

technically you have the notif of Ted-ed

[@RutvikPhatak]

Faceless Fuck dude chill

[@abadlydrawnsnowman1648]

i smell editing comments here :/

[@alexwang982]

me too

[@sheenahussain6871]

@3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419 are you the same person who has an instagram meme page?

[@GulienIthilmir]

She was and always will be a role model for many, many Polish girls and women- as shealways was and is for me :) Her persistance, strong will and endless curiosity is a goal to reach for!

[@artidevi1985]

2

[@felipeCL73]

😫😫😫🥵🥵🥵

[@saraharrypotter11]

I was trying hard to hold back my tears until these damn ninjas cutting onions on the scene where Pierre stood up for his wife to share with him their first Nobel Prize. It shows pure love, respect, and professionalism. She's definitely an idol to me since I was a small kid. Salute!

[@Lordzik93821]

this is Maria Skłodowska-Curie. Why everyone forget about her first surname!

[@gazibizi9504]

Because Marie Curie has a ring to it and rhymes also Sklodowska is a mouthful.

[@weronikabalcerczak1630]

EXACTLY!

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

@@gazibizi9504 "Skłodowska", with an "ł", not an "l"! It's simply pronounced as English "w" ;-) [also the "w" in Skłodowska is "f" hete, so it's "skwodofska"]

[@Nusaiba-bx8gi]

Because we can't pronounce it🙂🙂🙂

[@aluminiti7466]

@@Nusaiba-bx8gi but you are not more important than her real name :)

[@kakyoukuzuki]

The Curies are such a power couple!

[@thelastcube.]

"These benifits to humanity may have come at high personal costs..." A True Legend Edit: no one still noticed that I misspelled benefits, except everyone was just blowing my prof pic

[@boopy5077]

Thought your profile picture was a hair on my screen

[@lostwoods3025]

Brayden Delladedova Same

[@wndmier90]

that damn hair in my screen XD

[@seignee]

Claudio Alvarez damnit I thought so too! I kept wiping in my screen ahhahahahahaha

[@anjangurung2538]

clever clever profile pic

[@tamalbanik4997]

Marie curie was a very talented lady She was the inspiration of all the girls at that time

[@felicityfoo6240]

My school's science classes are named after scientists and I feel honored to be in Curie class. She truly made the world as we know it today

[@samika2143]

Great animation! I really like this style

[@germanaldaysalazar565]

It's gorgeous!

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Samika I know right!

[@akuirmalek4724]

Samika dxxca🦇🐏🎸🤽🏾‍♂️

[@oagervacio]

Like how did they do that?!!!?

[@giveaway4002]

Marie Skłodowska Curie was one of the greatest person ever walked on this planet........

[@rawgrave_]

@Devansh Rathore- I disagree.

[@arioka5296]

Devansh Rathore the greatest scientists of today couldn’t have made their inventions and theories without her discovery.

[@MATRIXDEMI]

@@devanshrathore9112 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3-1m6yEpc9mf8U

[@kamarpreet]

I wonder how much genius the world is at a loss of because half of its population was prohibited from learning, researching and working. Marie Curie is definitely one of the most influential scientist for women but such a huge part of her success and recognition is her husband who got her the credit she deserved! In awe of this couple.

[@Sagar-wn1po]

Everytime i watch or listen about her, i get watery eyes. This all began when i watched about her in Albert Einstien's biography series- Genius. Those 5-10 minutes of Curies were so powerful to make an impact for so long. That scene when Pierre denied Nobel if Marie is also not given, was short but so powerful at many levels.

[@Meladora1]

When you mentioned that her coffin had a lead lining, it made we wonder "how and why does Iron block radiation?" Could you please do a video on that?

[@remigiuszdarmach4233]

Iron don't stop radiation, you probably meant lead.

[@Omar-uk1dq]

It's because lead is very dense and has alot of electrons and these factors basically help deflect and scatter the radiation

[@areejps]

lead and iron are different elements .. they are not the same ..

[@aur9035]

@@Omar-uk1dq absorb and scatter?

[@Omar-uk1dq]

@@aur9035 sorry I meant to write deflect

[@alimohamed4725]

I really like the background music , it fits the video very well.

[@miaumiau679]

Ali mohamad yup, fits very well

[@sour__casm]

Of all the TED-Ed videos , this one is definitely my favorite. I love Marie Curie and hope to one day be like her.

[@alyssa4009]

Her husband truly loved her and took pride of her work that he did along with her… a sweet love story 🥺

[@Umirua]

YAY! Curie's probablymy absolute favorite Scientist (and couple) I know of!

[@williamshakespeare8748]

Do a video on Max Planck - father of quantum theory.

[@olson9954]

William Shakespeare Good idea!

[@theorist-xq6re]

There are several "fathers" of quantum mechanics, not just Max Plank, including, famously, Einstein and Schrodinger.

[@maxplanck4429]

William Shakespeare @ Would love to see a video on me child !

[@francescopisano4877]

What about Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan? The most advanced and incomprehensible formulations on quantum mechanics that ever seen the light of the day on this planet

[@denethweerasinghe4523]

+interesting 483 I smell anti-semitism. Literally Nazi.

[@weliguled560]

Tears of joy and sadness is they only way to describe how i truly felt if you were to ask me.this is an amazing human whom all should get the great comfort and ease you feel once you hear her story truly truly truly an inspirational story.

[@Starwarrior-pw5st]

“Maria survived off of bread and tea” *british anthem playing*

[@alberteinsteinthejew]

Curie is a synonym for curious!

[@endlessacrificedsons]

When I think of the word "scientist", the person that comes immediately to mind is Marie Curie. Her story is so touching and inspiring.

[@snehaaggarwal7256]

As a science student, i found this video really heartwarming and inspiring. Great job Ted Ed!!

[@cath5137]

this channel is amazing! the videos are so well produced and provide so much knowledge 💛💛

[@ZiemniakPospolity]

It's a pity I have to explain it every time that Maria Curie was a Polish woman, that was just working and living in France because of the difficulties, lack of opportunities in Poland of her time and Russian occupation. Especially because she was the best woman scientist ever. It's similar with the pianist and composer Fryderyk Chopin, but he had at least a French father so it doesn't hurt that much. I hope, thank to your video, more and more people will know about the truth. So I'm waiting now for a video about Chopin :D

[@KaraMalik5]

She got the french citizenship by marriage so she was a true french as well. This is also where she got her uni education that allows her to pursue her research.

[@donot5643]

@@KaraMalik5 either way that doesn't make her a 'true french' just a French by association

[@grzegorzciesielski5236]

KaraMalik5 U ARE WRONG.

[@kingkylie9655]

@@donot5643 true french can be anyone. even today "true french" ppl can have mediterrenean, arab, greek background

[@silentobserver4839]

@@kingkylie9655 Nation is not citizenship. You can't change your nationality.

[@nikhilshetty928]

We own so much to great humans like Marie. What a wonder women, with a courageous heart and a brilliant mind. Love

[@zosiasuszko8566]

I'm so glad that you included her polish surname in the thumbnail, maybe it's not in the title, but I feel like people start to forget that she was polish.

[@aysuturan6158]

I love her and i love this video. Whenever i need motivation i come here to see and understand her story and get inspired by her. No matter what happens just keep doing what you love and believe in yourself. 💪

[@SakinahMissSakinah]

Every woman deserves a husband like Pierre Curie 😊 How supportive he was, during a time when women didn't have as much freedom as they have today 💛

[@adw6894]

Not some btchs who flirting with another woman's husband, They don't deserve anything and respect.

[@queenu606]

He was from Paris maybe thats why they already. Were modern

[@mark-angelofamularcano237]

Girls wanting to be a great scientist or any STEM related professional someday, Marie Curie is the inspiration you need, we all need. She truly is incredible!

[@profile4183]

I like the positive vibes of your videos. They are like documentaries but very positively crafted and bring enjoyable learning experience.

[@carlamarie9527]

I'm glad her husband was so supportive and stood up for her

[@vcpartisan12]

Maria SKŁODOWSKA-Curie she was Polish goddamit

[@mrjakobt]

She chose to be French.

[@allergies9099]

Yes

[@allergies9099]

@@mrjakobt She didn't chose to be French, she moved to France. She kept her Polish surname and wanted to be remembered as Polish. Moving to a country is diffrent than being from it.

[@mariapiekutowska2570]

@@mrjakobt she had to chose french citizenship because Poland was officialy Russia. And Russians killed Poles. God damn it. It's like about french, american and canadian Jews. They are still Jews. Maria Skłodowska-Curie stayed Polish. She loved Poland. Writing about her "chosing" to be french is an insult. She was Polish forever.

[@ravan9352]

@@mrjakobt Yeah sure she chose to be French that's why she named element "Polonium" and not "Francium" LOL xD

[@darkmatter1900]

That couple rocks! I've always admired they both, they're so inspirational.

[@janibii_608]

I love the background music...it just works on so many levels

[@MusicaNota]

Marie Curie always reminds me of my best friend. They both have that 'you can't stop me' vibe.

[@patmathubtom6455]

Hey, it would be nice if you included her full name in the title. After she married Pierre she kept her polish surname.

[@cheese-nipples-1728]

No one cares

[@tychapzdr2580]

@@cheese-nipples-1728 actually the maria sklodowska curie cared herself. She started her every lecture by saying her full name. She was proud of her polish herritiage

[@TheMinesweeps]

I'm truly dissapointed she is not recognized in our textbooks as often as she should be. Thanks TED-Ed!

[@Moitie-Bae]

Is it wrong to admit that I cried a little at the end. Marie and her daughter are such an inspiration.

[@UTTARSHIKSHAACADEMY]

A perfect inspiring story for the day... her struggle and dedications motivates everyone in the world...

[@jefferyford5309]

Great job, Shohini! I love everything Genius and Marie Curie's life is no exception. She found a way when it was far more difficult and dangerous than it is today and changed the world through her efforts. I have Asperger's Syndrome and I'm trying to do my part as well. I advocate for those on the Autism Spectrum, was on the Mensa World Journal's July 2016 cover and was honored in Michigan's House of Representatives for winning a global election to become the World Genius Directory's 2016 Genius of the Year for America. You have a real gift for educating and entertaining at the same time with great content and surprising brevity. Keep up the great work!!!

[@eduardoespinoza9586]

Marie Sklodowska-Curie

[@allergies9099]

Ł and é

[@radiaiffath9937]

I'm in love with every bits of this animation. Brilliant work!

[@Ask35720]

This video is not only inspiring on so many levels but couple goals as well , it tells us about dedication, true love towards our passion and at the same time towards our partner, it's like couple goals along with life goals❣️

[@foundingtitan7]

I recently watched NatGeo's documentary on Einstein called "Genius". It had a scene which so abstractly contrasted the relation between Marie and Pierre Curie with Albert Einstein and his wife Mileva Marich. Where on one side Pierre protested when the Nobel Committee did not acknowlege his wife's work with him and rejected to accept the Nobel, on the other side Einstein who got so much help with Maths for his paper on Special Relativity, did not even think to put his wife's name as an acknowledgement, who just lost all her opportunities to become a physicist because of their child and housework. She later got into depression and became so angsty. The series truly changed my perspective towards the scientific era of 20th century.

[@LadyJuse]

I remember doing a project on Marie Curie when I was in elementary school. Each student got to choose who they got to do a report on. I chose Marie Curie because I was under the impression that we had to choose someone that made an impact on the world. But I found her story and her legacy inspiring.

[@icessoverstreet7434]

I couldn't help but cry watching this one. It is so inspiring

[@asmidayoqubova3379]

I aware of marie curie from IELTS reading Thnk u much TEDed for great contents which brings me great knowladge about inventions, history of renowned people.🎉🎉🎉

[@midnightsloth1643]

This video doesn't have even 10 minutes and there are already 2 dislikes. I don't even understand why this channel has hater

[@rei.glynne]

Leila -chan Probably they accidentally disliked or just doesn't want to learn. Or they just don't like anything and are the casual dislikers 🙃

[@rei.glynne]

Also, hello fellow mysmes fan 😘

[@midnightsloth1643]

Ayase Shirei Rizimi The MM sisterhood is real lololol

[@12halo3]

Leila -chan maybe they didn't like the video so hit dislike for fucks sakes

[@midnightsloth1643]

Why they would dislike a video about history and a really well done one? If they don't like history they wouldn't even enter the video. It makes no sense

[@spreadlove8624]

I'm tearing up... Thank you Marie... 💖💖⚗⚗☢☢

[@debitaradutta4376]

This animation & background music giving me goosebumps

[@AhmedX177]

How amazing is having a partner who shares their love, emotions and the journey with you and what is most concerning thing I liked and wish to be like is devoting my legacy to science this is how I believe you achieve immortality. Your contribution is still educated and enlighten thousands!

[@NightcoreLabOfficial]

No bell prize

[@otoesyum8922]

Yes a “no bell prize”

[@adiyaroy0]

Lol our teacher used to make that joke

[@nora5602]

That’s what Gaston won

[@christina76454]

She is the reason why I am now studying chemistry!!! I wanted to be like her since I was little!

[@iciclesunshine4935]

I love how the fact the video starts and ends with the same eye closing, which means this video can be looped forever without the Ted Ed intro ❤️

[@XYZ-et9sy]

Jestem dumna że jako Polacy mamy w swojej historii tak wybitną kobietę ;)

[@cup_check_official]

i wonder where science would be if we had a cure for cancer and all of these brilliant scientists lived a little longer or somehow they lived through cancer

[@jjmmccnerd1691]

They would most likely experience neurodegenerative diseases later in life.

[@theorist-xq6re]

I got this.

[@cup_check_official]

oh yeah i meant they didnt die at such an early age and lived a few decades more

[@jjmmccnerd1691]

I agree, they would contribute more to science.

[@SolomonsNightmare]

Tell Me This I really don't like this kind of thinking. They did their best, and we should be thankfull for that and not asking more.

[@jadwigatombinska7360]

I'm so happy that they finally made a video about this polish genius.

[@yujinjeong4962]

She motivated me to be a chemist when I read her biography in 8. 16years later, I’m waiting for my next master degree to start in next year. Thx so much for this piece! I appreciate that I have the chance to be a chemist dreaming to be a Marie. I’ll do my best in chemistry. Best wishes for you

[@thebabyshpee6508]

Hearing the relationship between Pierre and Marie actually made me tear up😢

[@jajarn.1925]

1:12 "shares his lab and his heart with her " A better love story than twilight

[@flipper_boy_007]

youtube.com/@flipper_boy_007?si=D1UxRm6sVYWEBIp1

[@olas2336]

She is Maria Skłodowska-Curie, not Maria Curie

[@NOWUNITEDUPDATES]

Ola S well she’s Ms. Curie

[@lanvin1982]

@@NOWUNITEDUPDATES Actually she is Marie Sklodowska-Curie as she used her double-barrelled surname in her official appearances and in her official mail. She changed her first name from Maria to Marie when she moved to France at the age of 24.

[@NOWUNITEDUPDATES]

lanvin1982 oh, Now I know.

[@romantatarski1280]

Yes!!! People use her full name. Niema to jak pomijać Polskę.

[@Arte.mi.]

When referring to her I never heard her polish name, just Marie Curie

[@aqsayounus6236]

Okay but this made me emotional for some reason like *wipes tears* you amazing sis!

[@catherinekatherine9931]

A heartfelt applause and bow to you, Madam Currie!

[@elif-ux6tw]

Shes such an inspiration for anyone whos interested in science. Major props to Pierre Curie as well for standing up for her! What a legendary couple👌

[@twilightundersky8658]

I love how it tells the story kind of in a boink of an eye ( I mean like a blink of an eye in the video)

[@polengreys]

i only know little about her and this video made me want me to know more about her! She is really amazing and inspiring.

[@bhawnaklair3681]

Marie Curie is really an inspiring women for me! I'd like to graduate in physics, but then continue in the reaserch field by being a physician-scientist. I know that the path is too long, but watching this clip I understood that nothing is impossible, and if I want, I could do it!