New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
NINE. CUR|E MENTIONED
IN EL0PEMENT REPORT
Co-DiSCoverer of Radium AC-
Cused by Wife Of Professor
Langevin, of Paris.
"UNWARRANTED CALUMNY"
Both Scientists Issue Denials Of
Relations Other than Those of
Pure Scientific Affinity and
Platonic Friendship,

'aris. Nov Much pain has been
caused to Nne. Curie, the French sci
enlist, this week by report circulated
in Paris that she had eloped with
Langevin. professor Of experimental
physics in the College of France. Nine.
Langevin asserts that her husi and left
her and their six children some weeks
ego nj their home at Fontenoy-auX-
Roses. near Paris, and that she is in
possession Of letters from Nine. Curie to
the professor which prove the truth of
her suspicious.
Nine. Cure. who has never inter-
rupted her work At her laboratory in
Paris. in the Rue Cuvier, is now in Brus-
scls on a scientific mission, having lett
Paris last Sunday in company with Pro-
fessor Henri Toincart member of the
French Academy; Professor Perrin, oi
the Sorbonue: Professor Brillouin. of the
College of France. and Professor Ian
revin. director of the school Of Physics
and Chemistry. representing French
science AT the conference presided over
nv Professor Lorentz. the eminent Dutch
savant. Nine Curl, and Professor Lam
gevin. in teiesrams received in Paris
DENY that any other relations than pure
scientific affinity and platonic friendship
c-.ist between them, and they and their
friends say the report Of the alleged
elopemcut is an unwarranted calumny.
NJ Croissct. dean of the Faculty ~
Paris. remarked 10 your correspondent
that both Nine. Curie and Professor
I.anCevin are wholly and absolutely de
voted to their science and naturally pass
a great deal Of time in each others So
ciety. but that such a thing as an elope-
ment is quite as improbable as it would
be for the star Uranus to jump away
from its satellites and go off at tan
gent on a sidereal revolution with Sirius
Professor Langevin was a favorite pu-
pil of Pierre Curit. and since the latter :
death. in 1906. has continued in coll
labOration with Nine. Curie, who Is her.
self the most eminent professor of the
Faculty Of Science at the University Of
Paris. the assiduous researches into the
properties Of X-rays and radium, begun
by his master.
For the last three years, it seems,
boulevard gossip has been busy with the
names Of these two brilliant luminaries
Of the University Of Paris.
Since the death Of her husband in a
street accident. in 1906, Nine. Curie has
shut herself of from the world. except
where her work at the Sorbonne is con-
ccrned Intimate friends have said that
were ii not for that work she would never
20 beyond the gates Of her garden, where
with her two little girls she was wont to
spend her spare time. They declared that
she had never recovered and never would
recover from the shock Of her husbands
death.
In fact, her whole career Up TO the time
Of his death was entirely wrapped up in
that of her husband. Together they made
the discoveries that brought fame to them
both. lie refused to accept honOrs that
were not accorded equally to her. She In
turn when ne had been taken from her,
declined public testimonials I'm which he
could no longer share. When his aged
father died, little over year ago, she
grieved a. though at the loss OF her own
parent
Her love Of research was an inheritance
from ner father. Professor Sklodovski, OF
the physics department at the Warsaw
College As a tiny child her nursery was