History of Radioactivity and Marie Curie

The video explores the revolutionary discoveries in radioactivity during the late 1800s and early 1900s, focusing on Marie Curie's groundbreaking work. It highlights the contributions of Wilhelm Röntgen, who discovered X-rays, and Henri Becquerel, who identified radioactivity. Marie Curie's journey from education to her significant scientific achievements, including the discovery of radium and polonium, is detailed. Her legacy in science and medicine, along with the accomplishments of other notable women scientists, is also discussed.

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

• Irène Joliot-Curie

• Gerty Cori

• Marie Curie

• Alice Ball

What did Wilhelm Röntgen discover while experimenting with cathode rays?

• Radio waves

• X-rays

• Gamma rays

• Alpha particles

What material did Röntgen use to see the projection of his own skeleton?

• Copper

• Silver

• Gold

• Lead

What did Antoine Henri Becquerel discover about uranium?

• It is phosphorescent

• It is magnetic

• It emits radiation naturally

• It emits X-rays

What term did Marie Curie coin for the process of decay in radioactive materials?

• Radiation

• Radium

• Radioactivity

• Radiology

Where did Marie Curie go to secretly study science when it was outlawed in her homeland?

• University of Paris

• Flying University

• Jagiellonian University

• Sorbonne

What element did Marie and Pierre Curie name after Marie's homeland?

• Radium

• Thorium

• Polonium

• Uranium

What was one of the medical applications of radioactive materials discovered by the Curies?

• Shrinking tumors

• Treating infections

• Improving vision

• Healing fractures

Which American chemist developed the best treatment for Hansen’s disease until World War II?

• Irène Joliot-Curie

• Gerty Cori

• Alice Ball

• Marie Curie

What did Gerty Cori discover that won her the Nobel Prize in 1947?

• The Cori cycle

• The process of photosynthesis

• The structure of DNA

• The electron