In a letter, written by physicist Albert Einstein, addressing the hate she was receiving for being denied a seat at The French Academy of Sciences. Specifically, Einstein writes, “Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted.”¹As said by Albert Einstein, Marie Curie was devoted to her work and did not let bad publicity affect her. Marie Curie’s dedication to her scientific work, caring nature, and determination to continue her work despite personal struggles, are what makes Curie eligible for a statue in Clayton.

Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland.Growing up both Curie’s parents were teachers, and they highly encouraged science to her. As a child, Curie attended a boarding …show more content…
In December of 1898, Curie announced her discovery of the new element called Radium. However, the element was not official to the science world because it had no hard evidence. For proof, she spent four years finding the atomic mass with the mineral pitchblende. The mineral itself was very expensive, but Curie negotiated to receive lower prices. When Curie’s work was doubted,she dedicated herself to prove what she had discovered.In 1908, Curie finds what she was looking for, pitchblende’s simplest compound, where she could find the atomic mass. Curie said about her work that, “It had taken me almost four years to produce the kind of evidence which science demands…”² When Curie initially found the amount of radioactivity in pitchblende, she knew it was a new element. Nevertheless she was doubted, so she dedicated herself to prove what she had discovered. To continue work on radioactivity, in 1920, Curie began the Radium Institute. For funding she went all the way to the United States, where she received a gram of radium, ore samples, equipment, and cash awards. At the institute, Curie worked alongside other scientists that she hired. And even though she began to have health issues, caused by the radioactivity, she continued to work. Marie Curie prospered in the science world, because of her dedication and her inability to take no as an