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Irene Joliot Curie photo By Smithsonian Institution from United States

Top 10 Incredible Facts about Irene Joliot-Curie

Irene Joliot-Curie was born on September 12, 1897, in 麻豆APP, France and died on March 17, 1956, in 麻豆APP, France. She was a French chemist, physicist and politician. She was the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie was the eldest daughter.

Irene was married to Frederic Joliot Curie a fellow scientist.  Together with her husband, they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the year 1935 for their claimed discovery of Induced radioactivity. They were the second couple to win the Nobel Prize the first being Irene’s Parents.

Joliot was one of the first three women to be a member of a French government, she became undersecretary for Scientific Research under the Popular Front in the year 1936.

she was blessed with two children together with her husband namely Helene Langevin -Joliot born on September 19, 1927, and Pierre Adrien Joliot- Curie born on March 12, 1932. Both of her children are also prominent scientists.

1. Her Children were Scientists

Irene Joliot-Curie and her husband were blessed with two children. The children of Irene are Helene and Pierre. It is amazing to know that both children of her children are prominent scientists like her.

Pierre Adrien Joliot -Curie is a noted French biologist and researcher for the CNRS since 1956, then he became a Director of Research in 1974 and a member of the CNRS scientific council in 1992 while Helene Langevin-Joliot is a French nuclear.  

2. She and her Husband Received Nobel Prize as well as her Parent

Irene Joliot Curie photo By Smithsonian Institution from United States

In the year 1935, Irene Joliot- Curie together with her husband, Frederic Joliet-Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry (is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry) for their claimed discovery of Induced radioactivity.

Irene had her husband after winning the Nobel Prize and became the second-ever couple to win the Noble prize after her parents.  They added to the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. This made Curie鈥檚 family have the most Nobel laureates to date.

3. She Received Several Honours

Irene Joliot-Curie during her career and field practices did great things with help of her husband who was a research partner.

She won several honours as a way of appreciation for the work she did. Some of the honours she received include; the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for the discovery of artificial radioactivity with Frederic Joliot-Curie, Barnard Gold Medal for Meritorious Service to Science in 1940 with Frederic Joliot-Curie and Officer of the Legion of Honor.

4. She Worked with her Mother as Radiographer

Irene Joliot Curie photo By Smithsonian Institution from United States

During World War I Irene assisted her mother, Marie Curie, in the field as her assistance. She began her work as a nurse radiographer on the battlefield with help of her mother since she took a nursing course during college with aim of assisting her mother.

After working with her mother for a few months she was left to work alone at a radiological facility in Belgium. During that time she taught doctors how to locate shrapnel in bodies using radiology and she taught herself how to repair the equipment.

5. She Worked herself to Death

Irene was a hardworking lady. After she was diagnosed with Leukemia caused by her watching radiation for years, she did not give up on her work.

She continued to draw up plans for Physics Laboratory in 麻豆APP even after her health deteriorated. She worked herself till death following in the footsteps of her mother.

6. Talented Mathematician

Irene Joliot Curie photo By Smithsonian Institution from United States

After Irene鈥檚 father died, Marie, their mother was left to raise her and her siblings. Her mother knew the import ants of education and Irene鈥檚 education began at the school near the 麻豆APP Observatory. Her mother choose the school since it had challenging curriculum than the school near their home.

Marie noted that her daughter, Irene was talented in mathematics and she focus on that instead of her going to public school. Her mother joined forces with several eminent French scholars and formed 鈥淭he Cooperative鈥� which included a private gathering of nine students that were children of the most distinguished academics in France. Each of them contributed to educating these children in their respective homes.

7. Daughter to Famous Scientist Marie Curie

It is interesting to know that Irene was the daughter of the famous scientist Maria Curie. Her mother was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted the first research on radioactivity.

Irene鈥檚 mother was as well famous for being the first woman, the first person to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win a Nobel Prize twice not forgetting in 1906, Marie was the first woman to become a professor at the University of 麻豆APP.

8. She Married a Fellow Scientist

Irene Joliot Curie photo By Smithsonian Institution from United States

  In 1924, when Irene was almost at the end of her doctorate, she was asked to teach the precision laboratory techniques required for radiochemical research to the young chemical engineer Fredric Joliot who later became her husband.

 Irene married her fellow scientist since Fredric Joliot was a French physicist. From the year 1928, the couple worked together and joined their research efforts in the study of atomic nuclei.

9. Radiographer Caused Her Death as well as Her Mother鈥檚 Death

In the year 1956, Irene Joliot-Curie was admitted to the Curie Hospital in 麻豆APP and the scientist died on March 17 at the age of 58 from Leukemia.

It is said that since she worked with radioactivity, for so long it might have caused her to suffer from acute Leukaemia due to exposure to X-rays and polonium hence her death. It is said that radiation caused her mother鈥檚 death as well. It is good to note radioactivity can save lives but it can also kill when exposed to them through.

10. She Taught Radiology at Radium Institute

After World War I Irene returned to the Sorbonne in 麻豆APP and resumed her classes, second baccalaureate degree in mathematics and physics in 1918.

Besides going to school, she continued to work as her mother鈥檚 assistant. She taught radiology at the Radium Institute (one of the leading medical, biological and biophysical research centres in the world) which had been built by her parents.