Virtual Issue in Honor of the 150th Birthday of Marie Curie: Highlighting Female Physical Chemists
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Virtual Issue in Honor of the 150th Birthday of Marie Curie: Highlighting Female Physical Chemists N ovember 7th marks the 150th birthday of Marie Curie, who is arguably one of the most famous physical chemists of all time, credited with the discovery of radium and polonium, along with important contributions to the understanding of radioactivity and different kinds of radiation.Marie Curie is also the first-ever female author (as far as we can tell) whose name appears in the Journal of Physical Chemistry (JPC), having appeared in a review article that was published in 1901.The citation appears as P Curie, S Curie, J. Phys.Chem.1901, 5 (2), pp 152-152.DOI: 10.1021/j150029a638.We note that P. Curie is her husband Pierre and S. Curie is actually Marie Curie, with the "S" denoting
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4244964291