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਀䈀礀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 圀漀爀氀搀 圀愀爀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䤀Ⰰ 䴀愀爀椀攀 䌀甀爀椀攀 眀愀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 昀愀洀漀甀猀 眀漀洀愀渀  in the world. She had made a conscious decision, however, not to patent radium ਀漀爀 椀琀猀 洀攀搀椀挀愀氀 愀瀀瀀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䄀猀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀 漀昀 爀愀搀椀甀洀 攀猀挀愀氀愀琀攀搀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 琀栀愀琀  she did not have sufficient supplies for the radiochemical investigations that ਀猀栀攀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 甀渀搀攀爀琀愀欀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀 漀昀 刀愀搀椀甀洀 椀渀 倀愀爀椀猀⸀ ਀㰀䈀䰀伀䌀䬀儀唀伀吀䔀㸀䄀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 爀愀搀椀甀洀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀搀 戀礀 洀攀 漀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 漀爀攀 眀攀 洀愀渀愀最攀搀 琀漀  obtain in the first years of our work, I have given it all to my laboratory.਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀 漀昀 爀愀搀椀甀洀 椀猀 瘀攀爀礀 栀椀最栀 猀椀渀挀攀 椀琀 椀猀 昀漀甀渀搀 椀渀 洀椀渀攀爀愀氀猀 椀渀 瘀攀爀礀 small quantities, and the profits of its manufacture have been great, as਀琀栀椀猀 猀甀戀猀琀愀渀挀攀 椀猀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 挀甀爀攀 愀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 搀椀猀攀愀猀攀猀⸀ 匀漀 椀琀 椀猀 愀 昀漀爀琀甀渀攀 which we have sacrificed in renouncing the exploitation of our discovery,਀愀 昀漀爀琀甀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀甀氀搀Ⰰ 愀昀琀攀爀 甀猀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀攀 最漀渀攀 琀漀 漀甀爀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀⸀ 䈀甀琀 眀栀愀琀 椀猀 even more to be considered is the objection of our many friends, who have਀愀爀最甀攀搀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 爀攀愀猀漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 椀昀 眀攀 栀愀搀 最甀愀爀愀渀琀攀攀搀 漀甀爀 爀椀最栀琀猀Ⰰ 眀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 have had the financial means of founding a satisfactory Institute of Radium,਀眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀椀渀最 愀渀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 猀甀挀栀 愀 栀愀渀搀椀挀愀瀀 to both of us, and are still a handicap to me. Yet, I still believe that਀眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 爀椀最栀琀⸀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀ⴀ㄀㸀䴀愀爀椀攀 䌀甀爀椀攀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䈀䰀伀䌀䬀儀唀伀吀䔀㸀 ਀㰀䤀䴀䜀 匀刀䌀㴀∀㄀⸀樀瀀最∀  vspace=10 hspace=10 HEIGHT=233 ਀圀䤀䐀吀䠀㴀㌀　　 䄀䰀䤀䜀一㴀䰀䔀䘀吀 㸀 䠀攀爀 戀攀渀攀昀愀挀琀爀攀猀猀 眀愀猀 愀渀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 眀漀洀愀渀Ⰰ  Mrs. W.B. Meloney. Mrs. Meloney launched a campaign to have the women of ਀䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀 挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀 ␀㄀　　Ⰰ　　　 琀漀 戀甀礀 愀 最爀愀洀 漀昀 爀愀搀椀甀洀 昀漀爀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀  Marie Curie for her use at the Institute of Radium.਀㰀倀㸀 Thus, in 1921 Marie Curie made her first visit to the United States ਀愀挀挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀攀搀 戀礀 栀攀爀 琀眀漀 搀愀甀最栀琀攀爀猀 䤀爀☀攀最爀愀瘀攀㬀渀攀 愀渀搀 䔀瘀攀⸀ 䤀爀☀攀最爀愀瘀攀㬀渀攀 䌀甀爀椀攀✀猀  contributions to radium science will be mentioned later. The younger daughter, ਀䔀瘀攀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀洀攀 愀渀 愀甀琀栀漀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀攀爀 ㄀㤀㌀㠀 戀漀漀欀Ⰰ 㰀䤀㸀䴀愀搀愀洀攀 䌀甀爀椀攀㨀 䄀 䈀椀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀 戀礀  Eve Curie, gives a thorough account of their trip to the United States. ਀㰀䤀䴀䜀 匀刀䌀㴀∀㌀⸀樀瀀最∀  瘀猀瀀愀挀攀㴀㄀　 3 hspace=10 HEIGHT=250 WIDTH=207 ਀䄀䰀䤀䜀一㴀刀䤀䜀䠀吀㸀 One stop was the Radium Refining Plant in Pittsburgh, where Marie Curie਀琀漀甀爀攀搀 琀栀攀 挀栀攀洀椀挀愀氀 攀砀琀爀愀挀琀椀漀渀 昀愀挀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀 爀愀搀椀甀洀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 U.S. market. Two views of Mme. Curie on the tour are shown here. ਀吀栀攀 瀀栀漀琀漀最爀愀瀀栀 漀渀 琀栀攀 爀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 倀椀琀琀猀戀甀爀最栀 匀甀渀Ⰰ 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 一愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 Bureau of Standards in Washington, probably about the time of her visit਀愀渀搀 栀甀渀最 昀漀爀 礀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䜀愀洀洀愀 䰀愀戀漀爀愀琀漀爀礀 愀琀 琀栀攀 漀氀搀 䈀甀爀攀愀甀 猀椀琀攀⸀

਀伀渀 䴀愀礀 ㈀　Ⰰ ㄀㤀㈀㄀Ⰰ  Marie Curie visited the White House to receive the gift of the gram of radium ਀昀爀漀洀 倀爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀 䠀愀爀搀椀渀最⸀ 吀栀攀 栀愀稀愀爀搀漀甀猀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 椀琀猀攀氀昀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀  ceremony. Instead, she was presented with a golden key to the coffer and a ਀挀攀爀琀椀昀椀挀愀琀攀⸀ 䄀 爀攀瀀氀椀挀愀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀漀昀昀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 搀甀洀洀礀 爀愀搀椀甀洀 琀甀戀攀猀 眀愀猀 猀攀琀 漀渀 愀  table in the East Room of the White House during the ceremony. ਀ As the document indicates, it was a Certificate for Radioactive Material ਀猀甀戀洀椀琀琀攀搀 昀漀爀 洀攀愀猀甀爀攀洀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 挀攀爀琀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 一愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 䈀甀爀攀愀甀 漀昀  Standards. It was signed by Samuel W. Stratton, the Director of the Bureau, ਀眀栀椀挀栀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀渀 愀猀 渀漀眀 愀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀瀀愀爀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 䌀漀洀洀攀爀挀攀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 愀  standard source, but was intended for research purposes. Accordingly, it was ਀猀甀戀搀椀瘀椀搀攀搀 椀渀琀漀 琀攀渀Ⰰ 栀攀爀洀攀琀椀挀愀氀氀礀 猀攀愀氀攀搀Ⰰ 最氀愀猀猀 琀甀戀攀猀 漀昀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀　　☀渀戀猀瀀㬀洀最 攀愀挀栀⸀  ਀吀栀攀 挀攀爀琀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 瀀爀攀猀甀洀愀戀氀礀 洀愀搀攀 戀礀 最愀洀洀愀ⴀ爀愀礀 挀漀洀瀀愀爀椀猀漀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 一䈀匀  radium standard (Secondary Standard No.6). "The residual uncertainty in the ਀渀甀洀攀爀椀挀愀氀 瘀愀氀甀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀愀搀椀甀洀 攀氀攀洀攀渀琀 攀焀甀椀瘀愀氀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 猀瀀攀挀椀洀攀渀猀  does not exceed 0.7 of one percent."਀㰀倀㸀 ਀吀栀攀 爀愀搀椀甀洀 眀愀猀 瀀愀挀欀愀最攀搀 昀漀爀 猀栀椀瀀洀攀渀琀 愀琀 一䈀匀 愀渀搀 氀漀愀搀攀搀 漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀栀椀瀀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀  return trip to France. The box used for the shipment resides in the Curie ਀䴀甀猀攀甀洀 椀渀 倀愀爀椀猀⸀ 䄀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 䴀愀爀椀攀 䌀甀爀椀攀✀猀 瘀椀猀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 圀栀椀琀攀 䠀漀甀猀攀 椀猀 爀攀挀漀爀搀攀搀  in great detail, very little is known about her contacts with the NBS. There਀椀猀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 栀攀爀 漀眀渀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀椀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀 漀昀 倀椀攀爀爀攀 䌀甀爀椀攀 ⠀瀀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㄀㄀㜀⤀⸀ ∀䤀 have visited with special interest the Bureau of Standards, a very important਀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 椀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀 昀漀爀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀 洀攀愀猀甀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 昀漀爀 study connected with them. The tubes of radium presented to me were਀愀琀 琀栀攀 䈀甀爀攀愀甀Ⰰ 眀栀漀猀攀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀猀 栀愀搀 欀椀渀搀氀礀 漀昀昀攀爀攀搀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 洀攀愀猀甀爀攀洀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ and to take care of the packing and delivery to the ship."਀㰀倀㸀 ਀㰀⼀吀刀㸀 ਀ ਀ ਀ ਀ ਀㰀⼀栀㐀㸀 ਀ ਀ ਀ ਀ sponsors link òþíèíã àâòî
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