08/04/2025
Shattering the Shell of the Atom - Madame Curie won her first Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) after discovering and coining the term, radioactivity. Using Pierre Curie's electrometer, she devised a new method for isolating elements. By measuring varying levels and identifying different types of radioactive emissions originating from within the atoms of various minerals, she helped to disprove the long-held belief that the atom was the smallest particle of matter. Her research offered the first glimpse into the subatomic world of electrons, protons, neutrons, and radioactive rays emitted from the nucleus.
The Radioactive Coin - Link from Bio