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2001 Conference Summary April 6, 2001 |
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| Speaker Introduces Madame Curie Exhibit | |
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2001 Conference Summary April 6, 2001 |
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| Speaker Introduces Madame Curie Exhibit | |
Cathy Hickey provided the
conference attendees with some background information about
Marie Curie and the American Museum of Science and Energy.
She noted that the museum had motivated her as a
child to pursue her interest in science.
The museum opened after World War II.
The Moon rock exhibit in 1969 drew over 4000 people
in one day to the museum.
Since the late 1970s the museum’s emphasis has
changed to reflect the broader role of the Department of
Energy and its facilities in Oak Ridge. Ms. Hickey,
who is currently the Director of Infrastructure Reduction,
responsible for infrastructure reduction/consolidation at
the Y-12 National Security Complex, credited Marie Curie
with several ‘firsts’.
Marie Curie was the first to use the term
‘radioactivity’; she was the first European woman to
receive a PhD in science, she was the first woman awarded a
Noble Prize, she was the first female professor at Paris
University. In
her lifetime, Marie Curie was awarded 19 degrees and 15 gold
medals. She
partnered with her husband to discover two new elements,
Palladium and Radium. |
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