Marie Curie - Discoveries in Radioactivity

What did Marie and Pierre Curie discover when they realized pitchblende was more radioactive than pure uranium?

A new element named polonium

What was the reason behind the significant increase in radioactive levels when examining pitchblende?

Presence of an unknown element

When did Marie Curie win her first Nobel Prize and in which field?

1903 in Physics

Where did Pierre Curie accept a professorship shortly before his sudden death?

University of Paris Signup and view all the answers

Which element did Marie Curie name after her native Poland?

Polonium Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize, and in which field?

1911 in Chemistry Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of this lesson?

Discussing the impact of intellectual revolutions on society Signup and view all the answers

Science and technology are associated with:

Modernity Signup and view all the answers

What are the two basic needs that science and technology satisfy?

Thirst for knowledge and economic advancement Signup and view all the answers

Which region is NOT mentioned in the lesson as a place where scientific revolution occurred?

North America Signup and view all the answers

What determines the socio-economic progress of a country according to the text?

Implementation of science and technology Signup and view all the answers

Which best describes the relationship between science, technology, and society based on the text?

Science and technology shape societal progress Signup and view all the answers

What does James Overduin refer to as 'physics as geometry'?

Curving space and time Signup and view all the answers

What does the Pythagorean maxim 'All is number' imply?

Everything can be explained through mathematics Signup and view all the answers

How did Carl Linnaeus bring order to chaos?

By developing a binomial nomenclature system Signup and view all the answers

What was the state of formal scientific training during Carl Linnaeus's time?

Scant Signup and view all the answers

What did plants and animals have before Carl Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature?

Common names that varied by location and language Signup and view all the answers

Which scientific hallmarks are attributed to Pythagoras's legacy?

Pattern, order, replication, and certainty Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Albert Einstein publish his four most important papers?

1905 Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of Einstein's explained that space and time are interwoven?

Special relativity Signup and view all the answers

What idea was demonstrated during the solar eclipse in 1919?

The bending of starlight due to the sun's mass Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following did Einstein NOT publish a paper on in 1905?

General relativity Signup and view all the answers

What was the shocking idea proposed by Einstein in his paper on special relativity?

Space and time are interconnected Signup and view all the answers

Which event provided the experimental evidence supporting Einstein's theory of general relativity in 1916?

The solar eclipse in 1919 Signup and view all the answers

What did Linnaeus use in his 1753 book Species Plantarum as a way to remember each plant?

Simple Latin two-word constructions Signup and view all the answers

What kind of structure did the 'trivial names' created by Linnaeus reflect?

Adjective-noun structure in languages all over the world Signup and view all the answers

What is Linnaeus commonly regarded as in the field of biology?

Father of taxonomy Signup and view all the answers

What was Charles Darwin's main emphasis in the next century after Linnaeus's work?

Ordering living things based on evolution Signup and view all the answers

How did Linnaeus unintentionally revolutionize the field of biology?

By introducing trivial names for plants that became central to biology Signup and view all the answers

What recent advancement has changed how we classify and organize living things?

Genetic analysis Signup and view all the answers