The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-22
Scientist Deserts Paris, Where
Her Love Affairs
Were Aired.
WILL HEAD INSTITUTE
Pathological Laboratory Estab.
lished There by Wealthy
Polish Magnate.
Special Gable Despatch to THn srN.

WARSAW, July 21.-Mme. Curie, dis
coverer Of polonium and codiscoverer with
her husband Of radium. will settle here
In the beginning Of October. She will
superintcnd a Pathological laboratory In
connection with the Warsaw Society Of
Science This new work will be along the
same lines as those Of the Radiologicai
Institute Of Paris. which Prof. Curie
founded and which since his death In 1906
has been managed by his widow. The
greater part Of Nine Curie's work will be
devoted to the preparation OF radium
For various reasons Mime. Curie Is glad
TO return to Warsaw 70 live. First she
is native Of Warsaw. her father having
been q famous scientist. but after his
death she was compelled to leave Poland
on account Of political intrisues. She
went to Paris. where her wonderful work
is we'll known. Secondly. Mime. Curie Is
undoubtedly glad TO leave Paris because
Of the gossip and the court proceedings
In which her name was connected with
that Of Prof. Langevin Of the College Of
France.
Drawn lnto Separa tiOn suit.
After the death OF Prof. Curie Prof
Iangevin and Mime. Curie did much work
together. Letters were exchanged be-
tween them. A quarrel followed between
Prof Lange1n and his wife. with the
result that the professor went away. TAX
ing two Of his children with him. and
Mime. Langevin sued for a separ ration
r a.. Ia k,,N
lished. Although Nine Langevin won her
suit the name OF Nine Curie was not
mentioned in the decree. The affair
caused much discussion and bloodless
duels between sympathizers OF one or
the other
Following that affair Count Joseph
Potocki. one Of Poland's greatest mag
mates. founded the new laboratory on
condition that Nine. Curie would take
charge Of It. Although the famous
scientist at first agreed to spend only
part OF her time In Warsaw she has
changed her mind and will spend the
remainder Of her life here.
Nine. Carries Rise to Fame.
Nine. Curie Is vet a young woman so
far as her scientific work II concerned
She was born Marie Skiodowska on No
vember Z, 1867. Her mother was principal
OF a girls boarding school and guided
by her father she soon displayed a re-
markable talent for scientific work. Just
about the time Of her fathers death she
won a prize that enabled her to 20 to
Paris. There she sought an opportunity
as an assistant to one Of the professors
Of chemistry. From the day she took UP
her duties she astonished the professors
BY her knowledge and her ability for
research work. II chanced that one OF
her fellow workers was Prof Curle. whom
she afterward married.
Toward the end Of 1898 the couple an
nounced their discovery of a new and
strongly radioactive substance contained
in pitchblende which was called radium.
Prof, Curie announced that more than
half the credit for the discovery
belonged to his wife. Through that dis
covery remarkable strides have been made
In the treatment of diseases and radium
has been utilized In science and In busi-
ness. Prof Curie received as the re-
suit Of his work the La Gaze prise of
10000 francs $4,000 and his wifes
name was associated in the award Next
Nine. Curie put chemistry in possession
OF relatively large quantity OF radium
as she had by troublesome crystaiiizations
obtained a declgramme Of perfectly pure
chloride. which allowed her to obtain
the atomic weight OF this body. Mime.
Curie twice has won the Nobel prize In
chemistry and has won other prizes. Be-
cause OF her discoveries scientists agreed
to call the standard measurement OF ra.
dium the "Curie"
After the death OF. her husband Mime
Cnrie was selected to take his place In
the Sorbonne a. lecturer.