Radioactive

The winds are strong

But she’s holding on

The world says she’s wrong

But her strength hasn’t gone

She’s fighting against the tide

With all her might

Only her husband by her side

To prove that she’s right

So she takes a test tube

Does some reactions

That also include

Some chemical transactions

She studies pitchblende

And there are radiations

They become her friend

And deep fascinations

More radiations than uranium

But how can that be?

For the reaction to be spontaneous

There must be another key!

After careful examination

She has reason to believe

She proclaims using her education

That there are new elements to reveal

Not one but two

Elements she discovers

A mystery out of the blue

She finally uncovers

Names one Polonium

To honour her nation

And the other Radium

Which in Latin means radiation

With perseverance and determination

She wins the Nobel Prize

She becomes an inspiration

To everyone’s surprise!

The only one to win a Nobel

In both Physics and Chemistry

For a woman, she did well

Such is her history

One of the greatest scientists

Everyone will agree

Her name is on the top of all lists

Yes, she is MADAME CURIE!

Marie Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who developed the theory of radioactivity (a term she coined). She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win twice and the only one to win in two different sciences. She discovered two elements, polonium and radium. She is regarded as an icon in the scientific world.

-         - TSB
-    - January 12, 2018