Pierre Curie

Pierre Curie by csyed3

Early Life

Pierre Curie was born on May 15, 1859 in Paris. His father, Eugène Curie, was a physician and began to teach Pierre Curie math and geometry from a very young age. He attended the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne and earned his degree at the age of 18. Not having enough money to immediately proceed with his doctorate, he began work as a laboratory instructor. Shortly after, in 1880, Pierre Curie with the help of his older brother, Jacques Curie discovered that the compression of crystals causes an electric action potential. During his research he created an instrument he named the Curie Scale which could take very precise measurements needed for his work. The very next year the two brothers showed that the opposite was also true; placing crystals in an electric field would cause them to deform. This discovery is known as piezoelectric effects and it is used in crystal oscillators which are used in modern electronic circuits. While working in his lab he met Marie Curie, then Maria Skłodowska, and took her on as a lab student and into his research. Finally in 1895, he became Professor of Physics and got his Doctor of Science degree. This was the same year Maria agreed to marry him.

For more information on his wife, Marie Curie, please reference Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Scientific Contributions

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Nobel Prize

Wormholes (often referred to as the Einstein-Rosen Bridge) are hypothetical passages between far off points across the universe. Though the Theory of Relativity predicts the existence of wormholes, one has yet to be discovered. The wormhole concept of a shortcut across the universe has engaged prospects of teleportation, though there are a number of issue ranging from size to stability that prevent the survival of anything travelling through a wormhole.

Other

Fun Facts

Einstein was offered the position of President of Israel, but refused stating his lack of "natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people"

Einstein enjoyed sailing, playing violin, and smoking pipes.

"Albert Einstein is an anagram of 'Ten elite brains'"

Myths Debunked

Despite popular belief, Albert Einstein did not work on the Manhattan Project. The US Army refused to provide him the necessary security clearance, likely due to his liberal political ideology. Nevertheless, Einstein had written President Franklin D. Roosevelt a letter outlining the development of a fission uranium bomb, a decision he is said to have later regretted. Einstein's letter helped spur the development of nuclear weaponry.

The rumor that Einstein failed at mathematics in primary school is incorrect. By twelve, Einstein had already begun studying calculus and developing his own mathematical proofs!

See also

Further reading

Einstein, His Life and Universe by Walter Issacson, 2007

The World as I See It by Albert Einstein, 1949

External links

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html

http://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/einstein-on-newton.html

References

http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/2014/06/10-fun-albert-einstein-facts/

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/12/albert-einstein-did-not-fail-at-mathematics-in-school/

http://www.space.com/20881-wormholes.html

http://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html

http://www.einstein-website.de/z_biography/biography.html