The Washington times., 1921-05-20
.RAD|UM GIVEN
TO NINE. CURE
President Harding Presents
Gram Of Precious Element to
Woman Who Discovered II.

Nine. Pierre Curie, . diminutive
gray-heirsd woman who has the
scientific world At her feet, today re-
csived . Rift Of one gram OF rsdiuna.
the precious element she discovered,
NJ token Of recognition from the
women of America The presenta-
tion was made By President Harding
o. the White House before Q small
group Of friends and officials.
DAUGHTERS WITH HBR.
rNe Franco-Ponsh genius arrivsa
In Warrington this morning At $50
o'clock. coming from New York With
her two daughters. She was met at
the station BY . froup Of women.
headed by Mrs. Nicholas LonEworth.
Me-. James wadsworth. ST.. and Mrs.
MarshalI Fisld. The party imms-
diatsly went to the home of Mrs.
Robert w. Biisa,- wife OF the Third
Assistant Secretary of state. At 11SS
Massachusetts, avenue. where she will
be entertained during her stay in
Warrington.
3 At the BIiss home she rested
throughout the morning and early
aftsfneen. iunching with the imme-
date family Of her hostesA.
At the White House later in the
afternoon. the smallest sift ever
presented by the nation to . visiting
guest was rendered Nine. Curie by
President Harding. It was q tiny
tube OF rAdium, most powerful and
rarest of earths elements. and, ~
perhaps every woman In the, United
States knows, valued At 100000. The
mineral will be used by her for
experimental work. since II IL the
usual paradox of discovery that who
ever paves the way for science rarely
profts BY the labor. and Nine. Curie
10 no exception to the rule. She 10
poor.
MAS. HARDING ASSISTS.
Assisting i'm the presentation was
. notable group Of American women.
by Mrs.. Harding. wife of the
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes,
wife OF the Secretary OF state. and
Princess Lubormirska, wife Of the
Polish minister.
Tonight at the National Museum,
Charles ID. walcott and other AmeYi-
can scientists viii pay due honor TO
the most brilliant woman In the world.
The French embassy sntsrtains for
her tomorrow, and the Polish leSa-
ton Is her host on Sunday night.
Madame Curie was born In warsaw,
Poland. November Z, 1857. the daugh-
ter Of Professor Sklodowski. Of the
OF warsaw. She was edu-
Gated by her father and taught school
until he died. when she went to Paris
for research, work In physics. She
received 4 doctorate from the uni
yerslty Of Paris In 1898. and again in
1904.
Pierre curie. an instructor in phys
les at the university. an impuisive.
brilliant man. became Attracted to
her and as q result Of their CO.
lsbors 4 romance began which lasted
from their marriage In 1898 until her
husband was killed by q truck in the
streets Of Paris In 1e0S. During their
married life they we're the discover
Gre. hrst Of poionium, an element
and few months later 1sos), ra-
dium. The couple won the Nobel
prize for physics In 1906.
MAKE HER Professor.
When Pierre Curie died the uni
versity Of Paris shattered all tradi-
tions by making his widow professor
Of chemistry. to succeed him.
She has since been showered with
honors, among them being the English
Albert medal and the Nobel prize for
chemistry. She has collsborated on
stxty-eight scientific treatises.
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