The extraordinary life of a great woman who influenced the course of the world.
A detailed biography of a scientist
Madame Curie was a real scientist, and all the honors, money and disasters disappeared under her scientific light. Eve Curie said of his mother: "She refused wealth all her life and turned a blind eye to honor. She is strict with herself by nature and does not show her edge. Therefore, it is impossible for her to take any attitude of seeking fame and reputation, neither showing intimacy nor pretending to be kind, refusing strictness and pretending to be humble. She doesn't know how to make herself famous. Marie Curie's innate qualities are: unswerving personality, persistent efforts in intelligence; Self-sacrifice spirit that only contributes everything and does not know to accept any benefits; Especially a very pure soul, not proud of success, will not be bent by disaster. All this is more valuable than her work or colorful life. "
1935165438+1On October 23rd, Einstein spoke highly of Madame Curie's life at the memorial meeting held at the Rorich Museum in new york, USA.
Einstein said with excitement and full respect: "When a noble figure like Madame Curie ended her life, we should not be satisfied with recalling the contribution that her work made to mankind. The significance of first-class figures to the times and historical process, in terms of moral quality, may be greater than simple intellectual achievements. Even the latter, their dependence on personality is much greater than commonly thought ... "In the nearly 600-word eulogy, Einstein only used more than 30 words to talk about Madame Curie's scientific achievements, and the rest were used to praise her moral strength. It can be seen that Madame Curie not only won two Nobel Prizes for her outstanding scientific contributions, but also left outstanding contributions to the world. Moreover, her noble and upright attitude of returning to nature, modesty and firmness is a lofty moral model that future generations will never forget, inspiring thousands of students to bravely devote themselves to scientific exploration.
The book Biography of Madame Curie reviews the extraordinary life of Madame Curie, a great woman who influenced the world process, and mainly describes Madame Curie's quality, work spirit and attitude towards things. Author Eve Curie tells readers in detail that her mother has not only made outstanding achievements in the field of science, but also set an example for her daughter with noble behavior in her life. She also has many unique methods in educating her daughter. After reading this book, I believe that Madame Curie's patience with difficulties and obstacles and her work spirit will urge us to work hard, and her attitude can also cleanse our hearts.
The greatest scientific achievements in her life can be achieved not only through bold intuition, but also through her enthusiasm and tenacity in working under unimaginable and extremely difficult circumstances ... Even if a small part of Madame Curie's moral strength and enthusiasm exists among European intellectuals, Europe will face a brighter future.
-Einstein
Preface to Madame Curie's Biography Translation
People can't talk about the history of modern science without contacting Madame Curie, one of the pioneers of the atomic energy era. As an outstanding scientist, she has made outstanding contributions all her life and is the first person in the world to win the Nobel Prize twice. As a great woman, she won the sympathy, support and admiration of people all over the world. However, Madame Curie had both successes and hardships in her life. She was born in a Polish teacher's family occupied by Russia. The oppression of the nation, the cold reception of society and the poverty of life inspired her patriotic enthusiasm and fighting spirit. She is determined to study hard and arm herself with knowledge.
189 1 year, she used the money saved as a governess to go from Warsaw to Paris University in France. After hard work, she got a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics in three years and got the opportunity to work in the research room. 1894, she met Mr. Curie, and the ideal of devoting herself to science linked them forever. They live in poverty, but they are very nervous about work and study. 1896, when Madame Curie's eldest daughter Irene gave birth, French Henry Beaucreux discovered the radioactivity of uranium. She read Becquerel's report with great interest and began to systematically explore whether there are other chemical elements with similar radioactivity besides uranium, and then found two new elements with stronger radioactivity than uranium.
Madame Curie never forgot her motherland. She decided to name a newly discovered element "polonium" and another new element "radium" after Poland. Scientific climbing has a more arduous journey. They started further research, but there was no suitable laboratory and no other material conditions. They just found a shabby shed in the Paris Institute of Physics and Chemistry, and after a little renovation, it became their "real bottle". . Here, they not only carried out a lot of detailed scientific research, but also engaged in heavy chemical process operations, dissolving, evaporating, separating and purifying from dozens of tons of uranium asphalt mine waste residue countless times. After four years' efforts, we finally extracted a little more than one tenth of pure radium chloride for the first time and determined the atomic weight of radium. Later, we obtained metal radium for the first time. 1903, the University of Paris awarded Madame Curie a doctorate in physics, and won the Nobel Prize in physics together with Mr. Curie and Becquerel.
1906, Mr. Curie died in a car accident. Despite her grief, Madame Curie lived and worked with a strong will. She inherited Mr. Curie's lectures at the University of Paris, directed the laboratory work, devoted herself to studying various radioactive elements, and fully assumed the responsibility of supporting Mr. Curie and educating her two daughters.
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After learning about Madame Curie's glorious life, the lessons and inspirations we get from it are profound and extensive. First, as long as the oppressed and trapped people are strong-willed, not afraid of difficulties, study hard and dare to climb, the road to victory and success can be smooth. Second, accept and support new things, engage in scientific research and all other work with innovative spirit, and have indomitable perseverance and courage to complete it. Third, on the road of science, you may sometimes encounter undue oppression and discrimination, but as long as you have confidence and the spirit of down-to-earth selfless work, the shackles and imprisonment of conservatism can be broken. Fourth, in scientific research and other work, certain material conditions are necessary, but it is more important to rely on ourselves to create conditions and always maintain the spirit of hard struggle.
When I went to France to do research work (1937), Madame Curie had already passed away. But I have worked in the Curie laboratory for 10 years, and my teacher is Madame Curie's eldest daughter Irene. Her simple lifestyle, contempt for vanity and enthusiastic care and guidance for young people, as well as the strong atmosphere of academic and democratic discussion in the research room, all inherited Madame Curie's fine tradition, which made me fortunate to receive Madame Curie's academic and moral education indirectly.
Eve Curie wrote this lyrical biography for his mother, so that future generations can know the great scientist's life of self-improvement. We should deeply thank her for her work. (Qian Sanqiang)
Professor Li Yuanzhe of the University of California, Berkeley won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Li Yuanzhe revealed that when he was a junior high school student, his dream was to become a great scientist. It was Madame Curie who prompted him to form the idea of devoting himself to science. The great scientist's hard work and noble sentiment and ideal of loving life have illuminated a bright road for Li Yuanzhe's life journey, and made him set the goal he pursued all his life.
A strong mother
I often talk to young women about Madame Curie's deeds. I think as a woman, a wife and a mother, the path she has taken is very educational.
It takes 20 minutes to get to the cable station from Paris by tram. This is a quiet residential area completely different from the bustling city. There is an authentic Paris Guild Hall in France, so you must go to Paris every time you go. On the boulevard, walking on the nearby stone road with buckeye seems to hear the footsteps of history again. My wife and I often walk here. Here, green trees surround the former residence of Marie Curie and the cemetery of Marie Curie and her husband pierre curie. Marie's second daughter, Eve Curie's masterpiece The Biography of Madame Curie once fascinated me when I was young. Therefore, every time I go here, I feel deja vu.
As we all know, the Curies discovered radium together and won the Nobel Prize in Physics with 1903. 19 1 1 year, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in chemistry alone. She is the only person in the scientific community who can win this award twice.
What I care about is not her achievements, but her career as a great scientist and a strong mother who overcame grief to raise her two daughters.
Eve described this in Madame Curie's Biography:
"Mary never wanted to choose between family life and scientists. She has always placed her wife's love, mother's responsibility and scientific research in the same position, never giving up any of them, and achieved success with great enthusiasm and will. "
Mary's education for her daughter mainly depends on her own exemplary actions. She has a firm belief in life and strives for this belief. She firmly believes that "the power of science will bring progress to mankind". Although there is an era of nuclear weapons in today's science, people no longer place good expectations on all science. However, she was born at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century, which was an exciting time for science.
Mary and her husband Pierre are the best collaborators in the research, and they are also harmonious life partners.
Mary suffered many misfortunes in her life: her favorite father died; Sister's child is ill; Abortion of the second child; The husband is weak and sick. In the difficult period that followed, she and her husband had a conversation:
Mary said, "If one of us dies, the one left behind can't live." Pierre replied, "No, you are wrong. No matter what happens, you should continue to engage in research, even if you are depressed and miserable. "
Fate is cruel, and the ending they said finally appeared.
Four years later, her husband died in an unfortunate carriage accident when she was only 38 years old. Despite her grief, she continued to study and raise her daughter according to Pierre's instructions. To this end, began a difficult journey.
Her education for her two children is full of meticulous maternal love and meticulous care. There were several opportunities to leave a large fortune to the children, but she gave it up. She has been struggling in poverty, holding the belief that she must build a life on her own. I quite agree with this practice of not leaving "beautiful fields" for her children and grandchildren.
On Marie Curie's road, I saw an indomitable and persevering human core. I think it is this core that has completed the family education for my daughter.
The main content of family education is that parents let their children know this kind of core through their own attitude towards life, and make it run through their lives and constantly cultivate it.
You know, Madame Curie did not accomplish such a good family education mission by her profound knowledge, but by her "soul" as a mother.
Among ordinary people, I have also met many families whose wives or mothers can overcome sadness and pain and educate their children into outstanding talents. In short, the most important thing is that parents should have a correct attitude towards life. Don't complain, but live in optimism and happiness. As the saying goes, "children grow up watching their parents' backs." "To let children see their backs, we must turn our backs and move forward. Parents should move towards higher goals more fully every day. In this process, the child's life will naturally generate the motivation to live a confident life. " Family education is the most perfect "educating people" and "soul education" in all kinds of education. For children, the best educational environment is in the hearts of parents. The key to solving all educational problems lies in the continuous growth and maturity of parents themselves. (Daisaku Ikeda)
Reading the book "Biography of Madame Curie" made me realize a truth: it was hard to get good grades; It is not easy to achieve something, you must work hard.
How I long to swim in the ocean of knowledge, explore the world of science and uncover the secrets of nature like Madame Curie. Compared with Madame Curie now, I am really ashamed. There is no perseverance in doing things at ordinary times. Whenever I do math problems, I don't want to use my brain more. If I can't do it at once, I am eager for my parents' help and hope they can help me finish it. ...
As the old saying goes, "there is no limit to learning the sea, and there is no limit to learning the sea." . Therefore, from the usual time, we should ask ourselves to develop good study habits, be able to think independently, study hard and not be afraid of difficulties. In the future, I must learn from Madame Curie's indomitable spirit, study hard, be brave in practice, and strive to climb the scientific peak. I hope to be a scientist like Madame Curie when I grow up, and strive for the prosperity of the motherland and the scientific cause of the motherland for life!
But I know that some things are full of emotion and blood when you look at them; You can put down your books and teach the sun outside, and most of the so-called "passion" will evaporate. If a few more days, it will definitely disappear without a trace. Isn't this the first time I read this book? Now I understand: in fact, everyone knows the secret of success, but the problem is that only a few people can really practice and persist; So few people succeed. If I want to succeed, I must make up my mind and be strict with myself-oh, no, I have never told myself that. Be sure to push yourself to the wall. Is there an afterlife after death? Can people really "be born in sorrow and die in happiness"?
No amount of empty talk is as good as action.
Pay tribute to Madame Curie ...
Biography of Madame Curie —— Reflections on Reading.
Recently, I reread the Biography of Madame Curie and was once again shocked by Madame Curie's life course. I remember I was so excited when I finished reading this book for the first time that I finally found a model of life and a model of life. In fact, I have always had a strong self-esteem and seldom admire anyone, but I was completely moved by Madame Curie. Her life, for me, has too much inspiration.
In my opinion, this real name is Manya? Skoro Dovski, an ordinary Polish girl, will become the world-famous Madame Curie in the future. Her family, her own talent and her time have played a vital role.
When Madame Curie was born, her native Poland was being ravaged by the Russian iron hoof. The intellectual's family background (both parents served as middle school principals) endowed her with good self-cultivation and a strong sense of national responsibility, and of course passed on the intelligence and tenacity of the intellectual elite to her without reservation. Enlightened and kind parents and five children form a happy family. Despite the strict colonial rule in Russia, as a younger sister, Manya still spent a short childhood happily. The educational methods of Skoro and Dovski are worth learning today. They never "enlighten" their children, but let them play freely and embrace nature to the fullest. Madame Curie's love and closeness to nature all her life must be the seeds planted in her childhood. Although my father is a gifted science teacher, he has never deliberately guided children's interest. He even prevented little Manya from getting in touch with science books too early, so that she could fully dabble in knowledge after school and gradually find her own interest. Of course, he is still very concerned about children's learning and is also very strict. As for the mother, she made great sacrifices, gave up the position of headmistress and devoted herself to educating her children. In the case of serious illness and family distress, she still takes care of the housework casually and spares no effort to create a relaxed and happy family atmosphere for the children, so as not to let them bear the psychological burden prematurely. From this, I saw the meaning of family, which is not only the cradle of everyone's growth, but also the melting pot of shaping people. Therefore, young couples must be cautious when they want to be parents, because their lives will be completely changed from now on, and they have to shoulder a major mission-to raise a small life and shape him (her) into a "person." This is no different from keeping a cat and a dog. Every move of parents may have a subtle influence on their children's growth. As parents, they have great responsibilities. I don't think you should try it without careful consideration. After all, we are not only responsible for life, but also for society.
The education of Skoro and Dovski is successful. Their children are not only talented, but also United, friendly and affectionate. The brotherhood between Madame Curie and her sister bronia is particularly touching. The two sisters successively funded each other to complete their college studies. Its humility and dedication deeply touched me. I can't help but think of some social news in newspapers and magazines: a brother and sister went to court and even fought for property. In my opinion, they really should repent for their actions. You know, everyone is a sibling born to a mother! We should cherish such affection. Why have we become so selfish and heartless on the issue of interests? They abandoned the most precious wealth in life for a little petty profit, which was really not worth the candle! As an only child, I really envy Mannia's family and the selfless and sincere feelings between her and her sister.
In fact, in order to raise money to pay for her sister's tuition, the young Madame Curie suffered from the cold weather. At the age of seventeen, she left her hometown alone and went to other provinces as a tutor for six years. After living under the fence for six years, she gradually realized the complexity of society and humanity. The bitter experience of lovelorn has taught her how to choose a lifelong partner and how to understand a person in essence. It seems that "growing up" is not an easy task, and suffering is inevitable. .
In the whole book, the chapter that touches me the most and has the most practical significance is the chapter in which Madame Curie studied in Paris. She was poor at that time, so she moved from her sister's house to a cold attic to avoid interference. Get up at seven o'clock every day and study until three o'clock in the morning. In winter, Paris is bitterly cold, and a thin bed is cold. Therefore, Manya can only cover all the clothes on the quilt, and even press the back of the chair on it to increase weight and keep warm. The only living expenses are only enough for her to eat fruit all day long, let alone buy clothes. She spent her study life in Sorbonne University wearing patched clothes and worn-out shoes lined with cardboard. Seeing this, I really don't know what to say. Now, I live comfortably, without any ambition, but I can't take any practical action. A self-defined study plan will never end in an anticlimactic and dead letter. I really want to have the energy of Madame Curie's struggle, even if it is one third. But I know that some things are full of emotion and blood when you look at them; You can put down your books and teach the sun outside, and most of the so-called "passion" will evaporate. If a few more days, it will definitely disappear without a trace. Now I understand: in fact, everyone knows the secret of success, but the problem is that only a few people can really practice and persist; So few people succeed. If I want to succeed, I must make up my mind and be strict with myself. I only hope that this "passion" can last longer, and I hope that I can find the motivation for self-struggle as soon as possible. After all, a person needs a little spiritual support if he wants to achieve something. Where the hell is my pillar?
Perhaps the above topic seems a little whiny, but that is one of my doubts at present. Of course, besides being confused, I still have many fantasies about life. For example: love, marriage. So, what kind of love and marriage can be called ideal and happiness? I think the example of the Curies gives me the best answer. Their marriage reveals the highest significance of the combination of husband and wife-the harmonious unity of family and career. Their love is so strange: a "purely academic" conversation makes them have a good impression on each other; The humble attic became a place where they discussed academic issues and dated; Mr. Curie regards his academic works as a passion; In the end, "science" is the same as the ideal, and the two geniuses are integrated. The wedding schedule is very simple. There is nothing at the wedding except two bicycles. A honeymoon trip is an outing by bike. During their short 1 1 year marriage, they have always loved each other deeply. Under extremely difficult conditions, they discovered and refined polonium and radium, both of which won the Nobel Prize in physics, which made a story in the history of science. What a simple and touching love it is! Maybe people have their own views on love, what's more, such a "match made in heaven" can be met but not sought. But their stories at least give us some confidence, specifically, a belief that there is still a perfect realm in this world! A beautiful life is worth yearning for! Happiness is not out of reach! I think, with this belief, those who persistently pursue their ideals can increase their strength and courage.
Not only that, the combination of Curie and his wife is the collision of two noble hearts. This collision with generation shows the dazzling brilliance of human nature. In the eyes of these pure scholars, science is the most sacred and belongs to all mankind. Therefore, they made the extraction method of radium public for free. In life, they have almost no requirements. Treating scientific research is extremely rigorous, persistent and tireless. "Honor" and "wealth" are so small and insignificant in front of them. The Curies set the best example for those young people who are interested in learning! But on the other hand, they put a harsh fact in front of us: there is no shortcut to truth, it will be a long road of poverty and loneliness. If you don't have enough perseverance, don't get involved easily. The most terrible thing is to retreat from difficulties, get cold feet, and then become a hypocritical pseudo-scholar. Have you found that there are so many such pseudo-scholars in the academic circles now? However, there is no room for falsehood in scientific research, and people who are impetuous and eager for quick success can never step into the sacred palace of science. Therefore, a true scholar has a universal mind, with which he can discover the truth and truly understand its value.
After reading Madame Curie, I shared all my feelings with you. There are still some insights in the book, which are flickering and difficult to capture. Then you have to live and experience.