The genius of Marie Curie - Shohini Ghose 

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

this is a better love story than twilight

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

now imagine if women had always been granted access to education

"Shared his heart and lab with her " ♥️

Why is this making me emotional

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.

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

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

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.

Such a beautiful romance in science

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!

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

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

"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

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

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

The Curies are such a power couple!

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!

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.

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

Great animation! I really like this style

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

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

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!

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?

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

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

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

Curie is a synonym for curious!

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 💛

1:07 damn college students have been starving themselves forever huh

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Maria SKŁODOWSKA-Curie she was Polish goddamit

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

She is Maria Skłodowska-Curie, not Maria Curie

>fully botches Maria Skłodowska-Curie's name< >says perfectly Becquerels name< >priorities

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.

This woman did so much in her life and helping humanity. Here we are *gallium figetspinners and galaxy 1000 degree knives cutting into 100 layers of hydraulic pressed stupidity in a liquid nitrogen bath,* *in a vacuum chamber with dry ice* ;>

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

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

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 ❤️

Marie Sklodowska-Curie

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.

“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.”

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.

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!!!

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

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

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. 💪

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

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

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.🎉🎉🎉

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

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

No bell prize

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❣️

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

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👌

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

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

Wow, truly inspiring for women in STEM. Bravo!

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

*Maria Skłodowska🇵🇱

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

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