Claim to Fame

 

 

     

      Clarissa Harlowe Baker, also known as Clara Barton. Clara Barton began teaching when she was fifteen years old. She was the first women in the United States of America to become a copyist in an office in Washington DC. I was not surprised that she organised a women's suffrage campaign because she was a very determined person. She excelled when she was helping people. I was most interested with the fact that she was a woman that was very successful in school during her time period. I believe that Clara Baron could be a posibility for the power of one project because she had effected all five areas of the criteria.

     

 

     Tim Burners- Lee.Tim Burnees-Lee invented the World Wide Web, and he designed the first internet browser and server. I was surprised to find out that the first website was put online on August 6, 1991. I was surprised because I didn't know that the internet had only been around for three years before I was born. It was interesting that Tim Burners-Lee only went to college for four years, but he was still very successful. I think he could be a possibility for the power of one project, but I would have to do more research before I could decide.     

        

 

      For the person of my choice I decided to chose Marie Curie. Marie Curie was the first woman to teach at Sorbonne. She also discovered two radioactive elements, which are polonium and radium. She won a Nobel prize in physics in 1903. I was surprised to find out she won two Nobel prizes, one in physics, and one in chemistry. I found it intersting that she died of lukemia because  of the radiation levels were very high while she did her research. I was very pleased to know that the radium institute was renamed the Curie, to honor her. I do think Marie Curie could be a possibilty for the power of one because she was very successful in the five areas of the criteria. 

 

I used the link for 100 important women is history for Clara Barton. I used the link revolutions: 15 people who changed the world for Tim Burners-Lee. I used the link 30 women of achievement for Marie Curie.

 

 

 

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1). Marie Curie  Biography                              

 

      Marya Sklodowska was born in Warsaw,Poland, in 1867. Her mother was a singer, pianist, and a teacher. Her father was a professor of math and physics. When Mayra Sklodowska was almost eleven her father died of tuberculosis. Sklodowska was a very good student, she graduated high school when she was fifteen years old. After she graduated she had to work as a tutor to earn enough money for her to attend a Sorbonne in Paris. In 1981 Marya Sklodowska left Poland and registered herself as Marie in the Sorbonne.  Marie Sklodowska met Pierre Curie in 1893, they soon married on July 26, 1895. This was the start of a strong scientific relationship. Marie Curie wanted to discover what the rays off of uranium were. She didn't study long before she found an important discovery. She found out that no matter what she did to try to alter uranium, nothing changed. She decided that something else was occurring inside the atom. She  called it radioactivity. In 1898, Marie had discovered two elements which she named polonium and radium.  In 1903 she earned a Nobel Prize in physics, and in 1911 she earned a second Nobel Prize in chemistry. During World War 1 Curie used x-ray machines so wounded soldiers could recieve immediate care. In the 1920's Curie began to become ill. She was sick with pernicious anemia, which was caused by too much exposure to radiation. She died on July 4th 1934.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2).  I chose Marie Curie for my Power of One project because I had heard about her before, but I wasn't familiar with her work. I told my mom about the Power of One project, and she recommended Marie Curie. She told me some of the accomplishments she achieved. I was drawn to the fact that she was a female scientist in the late 18oo's. I thought only men were scientist back then.                                                  

 

                                                       

 

 

 

 

3). During the years 1867-1934, Marie Curie had two daughters. She also recieved two Nobel Prizes because she discovered two elements; radium, and polonium. She helped with World War two by getting X-ray machines on the battle feild so soldiers could get immediate care. While Curie Powerofone projectwas trying to figure out different types of elements, their were other scientist making discoveries too. One scientist was Heinrich Hertz. Heinrich Hertz tried to prove that radio waves existed. Another scientist was Henri Becquerel. Henri Becquerel discovered that radiation was able to go through metal. World War two occured, and then a peace treaty was signed. After the treaty was signed Marie was able to open a radium institute.

 

 

 

4). Marie Curie greatly impacted the world. I believe she impacted technology because she discovered two elements that scientists are able to use today while doing experiments. I believe she impacted culture because she discovered radiation. During present times, if people have cancer, they can get radiation treatment. I think she impacted the government  because more research is being done on radiation and cancer treatment which wouldn't be able to be done if she didn't discover radiation.  I think she impacted economics because radiation equiptment is not cheap. Many hospitals and labratories purchase X-ray machines and they do studies on radiation. The companies and government are spending a lot of money. That is how I belive Marie Curie impacted the world.

 

 

 

Works Cited

 

 

Nanny Froman, Nobelprize.org,  1996.Web. 03 Nov. 2009.

 

U·X·L® Biographies, U·X·L, 1996. Web. 03 Nov. 2009.

 

Zb.Zwolinski, (Ed.). 03.11.2009. Maria Sklodowska-Curie, 1867-1934. <http://www.pl-nobel.prv.pl>.  21 Oct, 2007. Web. 03 Nov. 2009.