Nevertheless, Curie and Langevin wrapped themselves up in a steamy affair. Plus, he was a good-looking and had a “thriving moustache.” What wasn’t to like? There was only one problem: he was already married. A brilliant man just as committed to science as Pierre was, he would be able to fill the void left by her deceased husband. Soon, she set her sights on Paul Langevin, her husband’s former student. She was only 38 years old when she was made a widow, after all. It probably isn’t surprising that Curie eventually moved on in other ways, too. I could not forget, however, what my husband used sometimes to say, that, even deprived of him, I ought to continue my work. Curie wrote,Ĭrushed by the blow, I did not feel able to face the future. In fact, she went back to work soon after Pierre’s death and even took up her husband’s academic post. Though she was heartbroken, she refused the pension that the French government offered her, saying she could support herself and her children just fine. Needless to say, he was killed instantly. In the afternoon on April 19, Pierre was crossing the street in heavy rain when he was run over by a horse-drawn carriage that was carrying six tons of military uniforms. In 1906, Curie’s beloved husband died in an accident. They celebrated their Nobel Prize and continued their work.
Their relationship was a happy one, with each of them being on an even intellectual footing with the other. In 1903, the pair won a Nobel Prize “in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel”. Marie Curie and her husband, Pierre, were no strangers to the press. Today I found out that Marie Curie once had two duels fought over her after she had an affair with a married man.
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