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Maurice Curie giving a course on radium

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Photograph of Maurice Curie (1888-1975) giving a lecture on radium at the Sorbonne. Curie was the nephew of Marie Curie (1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (1859-1906). Like many other members of the curie family, Maurice was a physicist. He worked with his aunt, Marie Curie, from 1913-1914.

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  • 9 cm W x 14 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
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  • Box 22

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Scientific Biography
Marie Sklodowska Curie

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“Maurice Curie Giving a Course on Radium,” n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 22. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/vr214bq.

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