Marie Curie
Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist, 1867-1934
"In 1891, Marie Skłodowska Curie followed her older sister to study in Paris, where she earned her higher degrees and conducted her subsequent scientific work. She was the first woman the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris. She shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband Pierre Curie and physicist Henri Becquerel. She won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Her achievements include the development of the theory of ""radioactivity"" (a term she coined), techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two elements, polonium and radium. She never lost her sense of Polish identity."
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French Physicist and Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1903 (with her husband, Pierre Curie), and Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1911 (1867-1934). Autograph letter signed. Paris. 8vo. 3 1/2 pp. bifolium.
$ 29,138 / 25.000 €
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A deeply personal and compassionate wartime letter in which Marie Curie writes to a friend or assistant during the First World War, expressing concern for families separated by the German occupation of northern France and giving news of her circle: “C'est encore un médecin qui voudrait profiter de votre bonté pour avoir des nouvelles de sa femme et de ses enfants dont il est séparé depuis l'occupation de Lille. Voici l'adresse de cette famille : Mme Lefebvre-Smet, rue Saint-André 31 à Lille.
Si vous pouvez savoir quelque chose sur eux, vous serez bien bonne de me l'écrire...” - Curie mentions her travels and the health of her daughters: “Je pars en voyage demain après être revenue il y a quelques jours de Chambéry. Mes enfants vont bien et travaillent bien...” - She also provides updates about close acquaintances, including Paul Langevin, her former companion: “Mr Langevin a été mobilisé mais il sera probablement utilisé à Paris au ministère de la Marine. Mr Malfitano est revenu à Paris et doit aller travailler à Toulouse dans un institut de préparation des sérums. Je n'ai pas de nouvelles de ma famille en Pologne, et cela me chagrine...” - An affectionate and humane letter revealing Curie’s empathy during wartime hardship, her continued dedication to others, and her quiet sorrow at being without news from her family in Poland. Written in the midst of her tireless efforts to equip and operate mobile X-ray units for the French army..
French Physicist and Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1903 (with her husband, Pierre Curie), and Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1911 (1867-1934). Printed document signed „M. Curie“. Paris. Folio. 1 p. Age toned. Printed letterhead “Institut du Radium – Laboratoire Curie.”.
$ 17,483 / 15.000 €
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Official certificate titled “Dosage de radium par le rayonnement γ,” completed in manuscript and signed by Marie Curie in her capacity as Director of the Curie Laboratory. The document certifies the measurement of radium by gamma radiation, issued to accompany an “appareil à sel de radium solide” corresponding to “vingt-cinq mille grammes, vingt-huit centimes.” - A rare and important scientific document demonstrating Curie’s meticulous supervision of the Radium Institute’s analytical work and her direct involvement in the standardization and calibration of radioactive substances.
Such certificates were issued only under her authority, attesting to the precision of her laboratory’s pioneering radiometric methods..
French Physicist and Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1903 (with her husband, Pierre Curie), and Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1911 (1867-1934). Typed document signed. Paris. Folio. 1 p. on printed letterhead “Institut du Radium – Laboratoire Curie.”.
$ 20,979 / 18.000 €
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Official certificate titled “Dosage mésothorium par le rayonnement γ,” with autograph additions, issued for an “appareil” (glass tube) containing mesothorium, possibly mixed with a small quantity of radium. The document states that its gamma radiation corresponded to “76,34 milligrammes de radium élément.” Signed by Marie Curie only four and a half months before her death, this rare scientific certificate attests to her continued personal supervision of radiometric analyses at the Radium Institute until her final months.
A poignant and historically significant piece, illustrating her lifelong dedication to the precise measurement and study of radioactive materials — even at the cost of her own health..
French Physicist and Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1903 (with her husband, Pierre Curie), and Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1911 (1867-1934). Autograph letter signed ("M. Curie"). Paris. Large 8vo. 2 pp. On the letterhead of „Faculté des Siences de Paris | Laboratoire de Physique Générale“. 2 stamps on the back side of page 4 dating May 7, 1907. Slightly wrinkled and a minor tear to the horizontal fold (1 cm).
$ 17,483 / 15.000 €
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To comte Jouffroy d'Albans, Consule of France in Liverpool. „Je ne puis malheureusement vous donner de renseignements détaillés relativement à la production de Sélénium. Je n'ai pas eu connaissance d'une usine en produisant régulièrement. Ce corps est extrait des résidus de fabrication d'acide sulfurique (boues des chambres de plomb). Vous aurez peut-être des renseignements en vous adressant à une maison de produits chimiques, par ex à la maison Chenal Darichet à Paris, rue de la Sorbonne.
Cette maison en a produit il y a quelque temps une certaine quantité. Agréez, Monsieur, je vous prie, mes salutations sincères. […]“ Translation: „Unfortunately, I cannot give you detailed information regarding the production of Selenium. I have not heard of a factory producing regularly. This body is extracted from sulfuric acid manufacturing residues (sludge from chambers lead). You may get information by contacting a chemical house, for example at the Chenal Darichet house in Paris, rue de la Sorbonne. This house produced a certain amount of it some time ago […]“.
French Physicist and Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1903 (with her husband, Pierre Curie), and Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1911 (1867-1934). Autograph letter signed ("M. Curie"). Paris. 4to. 3/4 p. Briefkopf „Faculté des Sciences de Paris. Institut du Radium. Laboratoire Curie. With envelope.
$ 20,979 / 18.000 €
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„J’ai pu voir Mr Béclère [Antoine Béclère] et je lui ai exposé la question. Il croit que l’examen présentera des difficultés sérieuses et veut en causer avec vous. Il est entièrement à votre disposition pour examiner la malade et vous prie de venir le voir après avoir pris rendez-vous par téléphone. […] J’espère que vous voudrez bien me faire part de ce qui aura été convenu et je suis à votre disposition pour installer les appareils. […]“ Translation: "I was able to see Mr.
Béclère [Antoine Béclère], and I explained the matter to him. He believes that the examination will pose serious difficulties and wants to discuss it with you. He is entirely at your disposal to examine the patient and asks you to come and see him after scheduling an appointment by phone. [...] I hope you will kindly inform me of what has been agreed upon, and I am at your disposal to set up the equipment.".
Physikerin und zweifache Nobelpreisträgerin (1867-1934). Autograph letter signed ("M. Curie"). Paris. Large 8vo. 1 p.
$ 15,734 / 13.500 €
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To an unknown recipient, thanking them for the gift of a Goethe book: "Je vous remercie bien sincèrement pour l'envoi de votre beau livre sur Goethe que j'ai reçu il y a quelques jours et dont j'ai déjà lu une partie avec beaucoup d'intérêt. Je conserve un excellent souvenir de la visite que vous m'avez faite avec Mme L[…] dans mon Laboratoire et je vous prie d'agréer, pour vous et pour elle, l'assurance de mes sentiments les plus distingués". - On stationery with printed letterhead "Faculté des Sciences de Paris"; minor spotting and toning, left margin with punched holes (not touching text), upper left margin with small tear.
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Marie Curie (1867–1934), Physikerin und zweifache Nobelpreisträgerin. Ms. Briefkarte mit e. U. („M. Curie“). New York, 25. Juni 1921. 1 S. Qu.-8°. – An eine Mrs. Osborne mit Dank „for all of your kindness to me and your interest in my work [...]“. – Auf Briefpapier mit gedr. Briefkopf der Faculté des Sciences da Paris | Institut du Radium“.
E. ausgefülltes Zertifikat mit U.
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Marie Curie (1867–1934), Physikerin und zweifache Nobelpreisträgerin. E. ausgefülltes Zertifikat mit U. („M. Curie“). Paris, 23. Februar 1934. 1 S. Folio. – „Certificat No. 581 Série I bis“ des „Institut du Radium. Laboratoire Curie“ über „Dosage de Mesothorium par le Rayonnement [Gamma]“. Das maschingeschriebene (Durchschlag) und vervielfältigte Analyseprotokoll enthält e. Angaben zu Größe, Gewicht, Empfangs- u. Abgabedaten und zur enthaltenen Radium-Menge der untersuchten Substanz, die von der Societé Nouvelle du Radium überbracht wurde. Daß Marie Curie als Leiterin des Instituts selbst das Dokument unterzeichnete, unterstreicht sicherlich die Bedeutung dieser Radium-Messung.
Ms. Brief mit eigenh. Unterschrift „M. Curie“.
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Document signed as director of the laboratory „M. Curie“.
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Eigenh. Brief mit U. ("M. Curie").
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To her daughter's educator, in French: "I am glad to know that I can count on you for Eve's German lessons. I'm sure this child will work better now, because she promised me. I'm sorry you've had difficulties with her that could easily have been avoided if I had been warned. [...] I understand very well how difficult your situation is at times, and I also understand that you suffer from not being able to form an opinion about what you sometimes hear. What can do you some good is to know that you are doing a useful work by caring with affection and devotion for the children entrusted to your care. Mr Langevin certainly appreciates what he owes you in this respect. By helping him in his difficult life you have made it possible for him to organize his work regularly and to have a little peace and quiet at home" (transl.). - Small stain on the last page, otherwise in fine condition.
Kärtchen mit 3 eigenh. Zeilen und U.
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Inscribed "A Mr. Paul Appell Recteur de l'Academie a Paris hommage de respectueuse affection / M. Curie".
Unsigned albumin cabinet photograph.
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