Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Radium
Information about the radioactive element, Radium, atomic number 88. Covers physical and atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and permissible exposure limits.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium
The Nobel Foundation provides a lecture given by Nanny Froman at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in Sotckholm, Sweden. "Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium" is organized into several sections including:...
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Nist: Physics Measurement Laboratory: Marie Curie and the Nbs Radium Standards
Use this site to learn about Marie Curie and her work with radioactivity which earned her worldwide recognition and two Nobel Prizes. This gallery is organized into a "timeline" of significant events, from 1913 to the present, in which...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Radium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about radium, a famous element. [2:22]
Science Struck
Science Struck: Radium and Its Uses
Provides information about the discovery of radium, where it is found, its properties, and its uses.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements Radium
On this website, the properties and characteristics of radium are discussed. Kids learn about the element radium and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery.
The Franklin Institute
Marie Curie
Read the history of Marie Curie and her work with radium. Use the tabs above to read more about this scientist, her research, and her rewards.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Pierre Curie Nobel Lecture
At this site download and read Pierre Curies Nobel Lecture, "Radioactive substance, especially radium" (in pdf format).
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: History's Deadliest Colors
J. V. Maranto details history's deadliest colors, radium.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Maria Sklodowska Curie
Read about the life and scientific work of Marie Curie, possibly the most famous female scientist in history. In addition to providing biographical information, this page includes details on her scientific discoveries and her influence...
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Energy
An early history and biographies of the most prominent scientists involved in developing the main sources of energy used in the twentieth century.
Other
American Institute of Physics: Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity
Resource provides an in-depth exhibit featuring Marie Curie and her contribution to the science of radioactivity.
PBS
Newton's Apple: Cancer Causes
In this lesson plan site from Newton's Apple, a production of KTCA Twin Cities Public Television in cooperation with the National Science Teachers Association, the causes of cancer are discussed. Several cancer causing agents are also...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Alkaline Earth Metals
Wikipedia offers a brief but accurate definition of alkaline earth metals. Includes a list of elements in the chemical series.
Other
Finding Dulcinea: Marie Curie
Article on Marie Curie, who won two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry for her discoveries in radioactivity and radioactive elements.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Nobel Prizes in Nuclear Science
Provides a list of Nobel Prize winners in the field of nuclear science that includes the discoveries of spontaneous radioactivity, radium, and the neutron.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Madame Curie
Use this site to learn about Marie Curie's scientific discoveries in radiation, which resulted in the creation of both modern cancer treatments and the atomic bomb.
Other
A Short History of the Atom
A classroom wiki where students present profiles of scientists who developed models of the atom or who contributed to the understanding of atomic theory. Covers Democritus, Aristotle, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Marie...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Marie Curie Biography
Interesting biographical information, research and discoveries, and famous quotes about Marie Curie, the most famous female scientist of all time.