Question

use the text to compare and contrast irène curie - joliot and marie curie. the proverb \like mother, like daughter\ certainly applies to marie curie and her daughter irène curie - joliot. like her mother, irène married a fellow scientist, frederic joliot. while maries work with her husband pierre led to the discovery of polonium and radium, irène and frederic specialized in nuclear physics and discovered artificial radioactivity. marie was the first woman to win a nobel prize, and when irène went on to win one as well, marie and irène became the first parent - child pair to win nobels. unfortunately, irène faced discrimination in the same way that marie did. just as marie was denied a seat in the french academy of science simply because she was a woman, irène was also denied forty years later. sadly, years of working with radioactivity took a toll on the women. mother and daughter both died due to exposure to radiation.

Explanation:

The text states that Marie Curie discovered polonium and radium, while Irène Curie - Joliot specialized in nuclear physics and discovered artificial radioactivity. Both won Nobel Prizes, faced discrimination, and died due to radiation exposure.

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	Irène Curie - Joliot	Marie Curie
Won a Nobel Prize	√	√
Faced discrimination	√	√
Died due to exposure to radiation	√	√