These Two Women Changed Chemistry Forever

To honor women’s history month in the international year of the periodic table, today we wanted to share the story of two of chemistry’s most brilliant and bold women and their paths of elemental discovery -- because what they brought to the table changed the world as we know it.
++Note: There is a voice over error. The voice over states that by 1879 Marie Curie had concluded that Uranium and Thorium were the only known radioactive elements. This date should actually be 1897. Apologies for this error.
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[@AnacondaHL]

Curie should always be honored and remembered by future chemists, to recognize her ultimate sacrifice for the sake of scientific (and ultimately, safety) advancement. We know so much more about radiation and safety because of her.

[@LMB222]

Isn't she?

[@bf0189]

Alice Ball is a really under appreciated African American woman chemist and was responsible for the best leprosy medicine at the time. It’s such a tragedy that her life ended so soon at the young 24. While there is certainly better medicine discovered for leprosy she still made a huge impact for thousands of people in the early 20th century. It’d be cool to see a video about her sometime!

[@mfrancldonnay]

There is a video about her in this series! czcams.com/video/KFfdaWHRwTk/video.html

[@ACSReactions]

We totally agree!

[@Chlorek11]

It is Maria-SKŁODOWSKA Curie ffs...

[@harrytassitus8932]

I have a copy of the 1925 Noddack table and there is an error in your video table at 2:57 showing the element Radon (Rn) as the element Rhenium (Re) which is actually element 75, the one that Ida Noddack discovered.

[@BothHands1]

[@CasualSandre]

YOU cleared that path. They didn't do your tests.

[@BothHands1]

@@CasualSandre
Sure, I did the work to follow the path, but the reason the path was even open to me in the first place is because of the women who came before me.
Just like the reason I can vote now is because of the women who came before me, and fought for my right to vote. I don't need to fight for those rights, because the women before me already did. I see no reason not to give thanks and gratitude to them and their memory.

[@jakubpuchalski2583]

It's Marie SKŁODOWSKA-Curie.

[@jellyboii1844]

First source of info that told the full story of how rhenium was discovered. Hats off to you for finding all that information. ;)

[@levitheentity4000]

3:41
I'm pretty sure 43 is technetium

[@Sgt-Gravy]

Are certain children left behind or set up for a lesser chance of advancement in science by learning the standard measurements instead of the widely accepted metric system?

[@LadyKarerowline]

Yes I loved this history video. More please on African-American Chemist.

[@ACSReactions]

🙌🙌🙌

[@emilycornucopia]

At 32 I’m inspired by the magnitude of men who believe women are inferior at math and science to go back and try to understand the basics that I learned at a time when women were socialized and reinforced to believe we couldn’t do STEM as well as men. Thank you for this video!

[@thaliacrew1]

Rachel Carson and Rosalind Franklin!

[@AmandaASilva-ir7iu]

I was inspired!!!

[@tennehmassaquoi-lx3of]

Element and symbol

[@ScienceCommunicator2001]

Have been looking for a cool fun channel dedicated to chemistry for years! I regret not finding this sooner enough cause I follow most PBS channels. I'm such a tw*t!!😡😡

[@tomspace8877]

Search CZcams for "The Elements in Six Dimensions"

[@onyx2787]

What's the difference between yellow jackets and Wasps?

[@jasonlund2046]

I think that if they were men wearing dresses they could have done it a lot faster and we would have been able to save a lot more lives

[@BlackWolf42-]

Why "Decigram" instead of saying 100 milligrams?

[@ACSReactions]

For the DRAMA!

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

😥 It appears that there are no more heroines in life. RIP one more word from the English language.

[@real.stoney]

r u a femenist?

[@jopmens6960]

It makes it really confusing when they talk about being on their period though

[@slappy8941]

That moment when you cross over into politics, and lose all credibility.

[@eriksonoliveira10]

Two GREAT women of SCIENCE. I can't see politics.

[@yeahj6633]

Shut the fuck up.