Morgan Grimes

                   Marie Curie was a Polish-born French scientist in the early 20th century. She became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903, and became the first person to win a Nobel Prize in more than one scientific discipline in 1911. Her contributions to the field of radiation won her the Nobel Prize in Physics. Her discovery and subsequent isolation of both Radium and Polonium won her the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Following her discovery of these highly radioactive elements Curie worked to refine and improve medical techniques utilizing these elements. After she won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, Marie Curie spent the rest of her life researching and implementing radioactive medical techniques. Her research laid the foundation for a range of diagnostic techniques as well as the development of nuclear energy and radiotherapy (RT). She was responsible for implementing mobile x-ray units for medical use during World War I as well as the foundation of the Radium Institute in France as well as Poland, both of which are devoted to utilizing radium in the field of medicine to improve and save lives. This project explores the incredible foundation that Marie Curie laid for modern science, technology, and medicine. Her contributions to these fields lead to a ripple effect of incredible advancements. The images created are to honor her incredible discoveries as well as acknowledge the fields on which she had the greatest impact. Marie Curie was an incredible woman and a brilliant scientist and my work strives to honor her and the life she selflessly devoted to science.

This project was made possible by both the Kipp Thorne Art and Science Grant and the Chapman Scholarly/Creative Grant