Radioactivity Collection (page 4)

M. Sklodovski with his three surviving daughters. Left to right: Many (Marie Curie 1867-1934), Bronya and Hela

High voltage equipment used by Pierre and Marie Curie to investigate the electrical conductivity of air exposed to radium. Engraving published Paris 1904

Title page of Oeuvres de Pierre Curie, Paris, 1908. Pierre Curie (1859-1906) French chemist

(Jean) Frederick Joliot-Curie (1900-1958), French physicist. Became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925. In 1926 married Irene Curie

Marie Curie (1867-1935) Polish-born French physicist who, with her husband Pierre (1859-1906), centre, carried out research on radioactivity and shared the Nobel prize for physics with him

Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie. With their daughter Irene in 1908, in the garden of their house on Boulevard Kellermann, Paris

Radium Institute, Paris, where Marie CURIE (1867-1934), Polish-born French physicist, was director of research (1918-1934)

Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie pictured in their early married life when they enjoyed cycling in the French countryside

A stage in the separation of radium from pitchblende using sodium carbonate. Curies laboratory, Paris c1900. Engraving

Apparatus used by the Curies to investigate the deflection of the beta rays from radium (R) in magnetic field. Engraving published Paris 1904

Radium Institute, Warsaw, Poland, inaugurated 29 May 1932 in the presence of Marie Curie and her sister Bronya Dluska

Part of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris. Engraving published 1904

Paths of alpha, beta, and gamma rays from a radium sample placed between poles of electromagnet, as used in Curies laboratory, Paris. Engraving published Paris, 1904

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Award Nobel prize for physics jointly with her husband, Pierre, and Henri Becquerel for work on radioactivity (1903)

The Curie family. Left to right standing, Jacques, Pierre (1859-1908) French chemist, Seated, Mme Curie and Dr Eugene Curie

Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. From a picture published 1910

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist, in 1925 with her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie (1897-1956), nuclear physicist, who worked as her mothers assistant at the Radium Institute, Paris

Mining Pitchblende, Cornwall, England. Radium, isolated by the Curies in 1898, is extracted from this ore. Chromolithograph card published 1916

Electroscope fitted with microscope, used in the Curies laboratory, Paris, to detect presence of radioactivity. Engraving published 1904

Madam Sklodowska mother of Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Photograph

(Antoine) Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) French physicist: Fluorescence: Radioactivity: shared 1903 Nobel prize for physics with Pierre and Marie Curie

Ernest Rutherford, sculpture C017 / 6985
Sculpture of the New Zealand-born British physicist Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937). Rutherfords work contributed to the understanding of atomic structure

Chebarkul meteorite site radiation levels C015 / 1553
Chebarkul meteorite site radiation levels. Russian Civil Defence Ministry regional employee measuring normal radiation levels near the site of a meteorite fall on Lake Chebarkul

Particle rays, artwork C014 / 2579
Conceputal computer artwork of rays emitting particles. This could depict travel near the speed of light, cosmic rays, particle emitters, particle tracks, particle accelerators or big bang e.g

Radiation monitoring. Technicians testing for radiation levels in the region around the Tomsk-7 nuclear fuel reprocessing facility, Russia

Nuclear waste disposal, conceptual image C014 / 0674
Nuclear waste disposal, conceptual computer artwork

Nuclear waste transportation, artwork C016 / 5345
Nuclear waste transportation, artwork. Nuclear waste, produced by nuclear fission reactions in nuclear power stations, can remain dangerously radioactive for hundreds of years

Gamma spectroscopy C016 / 3758
Gamma spectroscopy. Scientist loading a sample into a low level gamma spectrometer. The spectrometer is lined with copper to prevent radiation leaks

Alpha spectroscopy C016 / 3753
Alpha spectroscopy. Scientist loading a sample that has been dried onto a metal disc into an alpha spectrometer. Alpha spectrometry is used to test for, and measure, alpha decay from atomic nuclei

Gamma spectroscopy C016 / 3757
Gamma spectroscopy. Scientist loading a sample into a low level gamma spectrometer. The spectrometer is lined with copper to prevent radiation leaks

Gamma spectroscopy C016 / 3755
Gamma spectroscopy. Scientist loading a sample into a high resolution gamma spectrometer. The spectrometer is lined with copper to prevent radiation leaks

Alpha spectroscopy C016 / 3754
Alpha spectroscopy. Scientist loading a sample that has been dried onto a metal disc into an alpha spectrometer. Alpha spectrometry is used to test for, and measure, alpha decay from atomic nuclei

Gamma spectroscopy C016 / 3756
Gamma spectroscopy. Scientist loading a sample into a high resolution gamma spectrometer. The spectrometer is lined with copper to prevent radiation leaks

Discovery of radium by the Curies, 1898
Discovery of radium by the Curies, as depicted in a caricature published in the British weekly magazine Vanity Fair in 1904

Rutherford, Ernest (Nelson, New Zealand, 1871-Cambridge, 1937). English physicist. Study of radioactivity, isotopes and the structure of matter. Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1908

Lead for neutrino detector shield. Technician Carlo Bucci of the Gran Sasso Laboratory holding a bar of ancient Roman lead weighing more than 30 kilograms

Transporting waste nuclear fuel. Train of nuclear waste containers being transported from a nuclear power station to a nuclear fuel reprocessing site

Drum-store for low-level nuclear waste, Sizewell B

Nuclear fuel production, Russia
Nuclear fuel production at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrate Works, Russia. This is the starting stage, where material in the blue drums (from processed uranium ore)

Waste nuclear fuel containers. Workers preparing to examine nuclear waste containers (large cylinders) at a mining site. The containers will be used to tranport waste nuclear fuel from nuclear power

Nuclear fuel pellets. These are used in nuclear power stations to provide the fuel for the controlled nuclear fission reactions that provide energy

Nuclear fuel assembly, Russia
Nuclear fuel assembly. Workers inspecting fuel pin bundles being produced at a nuclear fuel assembly factory. Each bundle (two seen here) is being held and moved by lifting machinery

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Radioactivity: Marie Curie's Nobel Prize-Winning Journey" Step into the world of radioactivity, where groundbreaking discoveries and scientific brilliance have shaped our understanding of this powerful force. At its core stands Marie Curie, a Polish-French physicist whose unwavering dedication revolutionized the field. Marie Curie, a name synonymous with scientific excellence, became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903. Her relentless pursuit led her to uncover two radioactive elements - polonium and radium - forever changing our perception of matter's fundamental properties. In 1957, as nuclear tests echoed across the globe, their fallout cast an ominous shadow over humanity. Yet amidst this uncertainty emerged James Van Allen, a US astrophysicist who discovered Earth's radiation belts that bear his name today. His findings shed light on how radioactivity permeates not only our planet but also extends far beyond. The laboratory was Marie and Pierre Curie's sanctuary; captured in a captivating photograph from 1898, it showcases their tireless efforts to unravel nature's secrets. Together as French physicists, they pioneered research on radioactivity and laid the foundation for future generations. Their legacy continued through Frederic Joliot and Irene Joliot-Curie – French scientists who followed in Marie Curie's footsteps by synthesizing new radioactive isotopes in 1935. Their contributions further propelled mankind towards harnessing this enigmatic energy for medical advancements. However, radioactivity is not without its dangers. The haunting image of contaminated buildings being hosed down in Prepyate serves as a stark reminder of Chernobyl’s catastrophic nuclear disaster in 1986 – an event that highlighted both the immense power and devastating consequences associated with uncontrolled exposure to radiation. Beyond terrestrial boundaries lies another realm influenced by radioactivity – our very own Sun.