Secondary Gallery

Marie Curie

Born in Poland in 1867, after receiving her secondary education she worked as a governess for eight years. Marie moved to Paris and read Physics at the Sorbonne, where she received a scholarhip which allowed her to move back to Poland to take a second degree in Mathematics. She married Pierre Curie in 1895 and their research into radioactivity resulted in a joint Nobel prize. (1903) Maire succeeded Pierre in the position of Professor of Physics at the Sorbonne after his death, and through her research she isolated pure radium. In 1911 she became the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize on two occasions

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Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B.VI

Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B.VI, one of nine aircraft converted from B.IIIs, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 85/87 which had two-stage superchargers, giving much improved high altitude performance. Used by Pathfinder squadrons for a short period, survivors were relegated to secondary duties. Date: 1944

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College and church, Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Private college and Church of San Agustin, Puerta de Tierra, a district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, North Atlantic Ocean. Date: circa 1920

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