Radioactive Substances

Radioactive Substances is the 1903 thesis of Marie Curie, a pioneering physicist and chemist known for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity. In this work, she details her research conducted at the Sorbonne, including the extraction of the elements radium and polonium from pitchblende, and presents her experimental findings and measurements. Curie's contributions to science earned her two Nobel Prizes, making her the first person to achieve this distinction. Her research laid the foundation for future studies in radioactivity, despite the health risks she faced from exposure to radioactive materials.