Pierre Curie Collection

Marie and Pierre Curie, French physicists
Marie and Pierre Curie. Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), was born in Poland. In 1891 she became a student at the Sorbonne university in Paris, France

Pierre and Marie Curie in their Laboratory, pub. 1898 (photograph). Pierre Curie (1859-1906); Marie Curie (1867-1934); discovered Radium in 1898;

CURIE, Pierre (1859-1906). French physicist. Portrait of 1898. Engraving
CUL4857163 CURIE, Pierre (1859-1906). French physicist. Portrait of 1898. Engraving. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: CURIE, Pierre (1859-1906). French physicist. Portrait of 1898

The office of Pierre Curie
5304785 The office of Pierre Curie.; (add.info.: Photograph of the office of Pierre Curie (1859-1906) a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity

Pierre Curie
5304802 Pierre Curie.; (add.info.: Photograph of Pierre Curie (1859-1906) a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity

Curie, Chimiste (b / w photo)
5206984 Curie, Chimiste (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curie, Chimiste)

Mr Pierre and Mrs Marie Curie (colour litho)
613126 Mr Pierre and Mrs Marie Curie (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Pierre and Mrs Marie Curie, Radium, 22 December 1904)

M Sklodovski and his three daughters (b / w photo)
3650387 M Sklodovski and his three daughters (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Sklodovski and his three daughters)

Pierre and Marie Curie, discoverers of Radium, in their laboratory at Paris University, 1898 (b / w photo)
5229614 Pierre and Marie Curie, discoverers of Radium, in their laboratory at Paris University, 1898 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

The ten greatest Frenchmen as voted for in a poll run by Le Petit Parisien newspaper (colour litho)
3620828 The ten greatest Frenchmen as voted for in a poll run by Le Petit Parisien newspaper (colour litho) by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Monastere N-D-de-Charite, dit de Saint-Michel, remplace par l Institut du Radium, rue Pierre-Curie (b / w photo)
3624069 Monastere N-D-de-Charite, dit de Saint-Michel, remplace par l Institut du Radium, rue Pierre-Curie (b/w photo) by French Photographer

The Two Positivists (b / w photo)
3650369 The Two Positivists (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Positivists, Manya and Bronya Sklodovska, 1886)

The Curie Family (b / w photo)
3650368 The Curie Family (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Curie Family)

Curie, Savant (coloured photo)
974883 Curie, Savant (coloured photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curie, Savant. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Madame Sklodovska (b / w photo)
3650366 Madame Sklodovska (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame Sklodovska, Marie Curies mother)

A new discovery: Radium (colour litho)
3097341 A new discovery: Radium (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new discovery: Radium. Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory)

Illustration of Marie and Pierre Curie standing at workbench in laboratory
bench, caucasian appearance, experiment, full length, healthcare and medicine, history, ink and brush, laboratory, marie curie, mid adult, mid adult men, mid adult women, period costume

Pierre Curie (1859-1906) and Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Artist: Anonymous
Pierre Curie (1859-1906) and Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934). Private Collection

Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, preparing to go cycling. Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Marie Sklodowska Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1904. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904, together with her husband Pierre and Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, c1920. Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel Prize winner, seated in her laboratory. (Colorised black and white print)

M. and Mme Curie in the garden of their Paris house, c1902, (1903). Artist: Paris Ellis
M. and Mme Curie in the garden of their Paris house, c1902, (1903). Marie Curie (1867-1934) holding her daughter Irene (1897-1956), with her husband Pierre (1859-1906)

Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory, 1898 (1951)
Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory. 1898, (1951). Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Pierre Curie, French chemist and physicist, 1899. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel

Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, 1906. Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

The Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Artist: Alfred Hugh Fisher
The Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Experiments made in Paris by the discoverers, Pierre and Marie Curie

Pierre Curie, French physicist, (c1924). Pierre Curie (1859-1906) was a pioneer in the study of crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1929. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1925. Marie Curie (1867-1934) in her office at the Radium Institute, Paris, of which she was director of research from 1918-1934

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, in her laboratory, 1912. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1931. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

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

Pierre Curie, French chemist, when Professor of Physics at the Sorbonne, 1906
Pierre Curie, French chemist, in the lecture theatre when Professor of Physics at the Sorbonne, 1906. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie

Mining Pitchblende, Cornwall, England, c1916. Radium, isolated by the Curies in 1898, is extracted from this ore

Pierre Curie, French chemist. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel, for their work on radioactivity

Pierre and Marie Curie, French scientists, at work in the laboratory. Polish-born Marie Curie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre (1859-1906)

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1910. Marie Curie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Medal commemorating Marie Sklodowska Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1967. Obverse of a medal issued in 1967 to commemorate the centenary of her birth

Apparatus used by Pierre and Marie Curie in their research into radium, 1904. This equipment was used by the Curies to investigate the deflection of the beta rays from radium in a magnetic field

A stage in the separation of radium from pitchblende using sodium carbonate, c1900. A scene in the laboratory of the Nobel Prize winning physicists Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris

Title page of Oeuvres de Pierre Curie, 1908. French chemist Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel

Radium experiment, 1904. Artist: Poyet
Radium experiment, 1904. Paths of alpha, beta, and gamma particles from a radium sample placed between the poles of an electromagnet, as used in Marie and Pierre Curies laboratory, Paris

Part of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris, 1904. It was here that they did much of their work on magnetism and radioacticity which led to the 1903 Nobel prize for physics which they shared

The Curie family, late 19th century. Standing (left to right): Jacques, Pierre (1859-1908), French chemist who married Marie Sklodowska with whom he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904

Work of Marie and Pierre Curie, 1904. High voltage equipment used by Pierre and Marie Curie to investigate the electrical conductivity of air exposed to radium. From La Nature. (Paris, 1904)

Electroscope fitted with microscope, 1904. This instrument was used in the Curies laboratory, Paris, to detect the presence of radioactivity. From La Nature. (Paris, 1904)

A corner of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris, 1904. It was here that they did much of their work on magnetism and radioacticity which led to the 1903 Nobel prize for physics which they

(Antoine) Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), French physicist. In 1896 Becquerel accidentally discovered radioactivity while investigating the phosphorescence of uranium salts

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Pierre Curie, along with his wife Marie Curie, was a renowned French physicist who made significant contributions to the field of science. In their laboratory in 1898, captured in a black and white photograph, Pierre and Marie Curie conducted groundbreaking experiments that would revolutionize our understanding of radiation. A color lithograph depicts Mr. Pierre and Mrs. Marie Curie side by side, showcasing their partnership both professionally and personally. Another black and white photo showcases M Sklodovski (Pierre's birth name) with his three daughters, highlighting the importance of family in his life. The Curies' discovery of Radium is immortalized in yet another black and white photo taken at Paris University where they worked tirelessly to unravel the mysteries of this element. Their achievements did not go unnoticed as they were voted among "The ten greatest Frenchmen" according to Le Petit Parisien newspaper's poll, depicted in a vibrant color lithograph. A monochrome photo captures Monastere N-D-de-Charite being replaced by the Institut du Radium on Rue Pierre-Curie - a testament to how their work transformed scientific institutions. In another black and white photo titled "The Two Positivists, " we see Pierre alongside fellow scientists embracing positivism - an approach that emphasizes empirical evidence over speculation. Lastly, a captivating image portrays the entire Curie family together; it serves as a reminder that behind every great scientist lies unwavering support from loved ones. A colored photograph showcases Pierre alone underlining his brilliance as a savant while another monochromatic picture features Madame Sklodovska (Marie) radiating determination on her own path towards greatness. Pierre Curie's legacy lives on through these captivating images which capture moments from his remarkable journey alongside Marie Curie – two individuals whose dedication forever changed our understanding of science.