iwasinheschoolofphysics,inheoldbuildingsofhecollègerollin,hapierrecuriewasdesinedowork,firsasdirecorofboraorywork,henasprofessor,forwenywoyears,aperiodcoveringpracicallyhewholeofhisscienificlifehismemoryseemedoclingoheseoldbuildings,nowdesroyed,inwhichhehadpassedallhisdays,reurningonlyinheeveningohisparensinhecounryhecounedhimselfforunaesinceheenjoyedhefavorofhefounderdirecorschuzenberger,andheeseemandgoodwillofhissudens,manyofwhombecamehisdisciplesandfriendsinalludingohisexperience,ahecloseofanaddressdeliveredahesorbo

enearheendofhislife,hesaid:

idesireorecallherehawehavemadeallourinvesigaionsinheschoolofphysicsandchemisryofheciyofparisinallcreaivescienificworkheinfluenceofhesurroundingsinwhichoneworksisofgreaimporance,andaparofheresulisdueohainfluenceformorehanwenyyearsihaveworkedinheschoolofphysicsandchemisryschuzenberger,hefirsdirecorofheschool,wasaneminenscienisirememberwihgraiudehaheprocuredformeopporuniiesformyowninvesigaionswheniwasyebuanassisaner,hepermiedmadamecurieoworkbesideme,anauhorizaionwhichwasahaimefarfromanordinaryi

ovaionschuzenbergerallowedusallgrealibery;hisdirecionmadeiselffelchieflyhroughhisinspiringloveofscienceheprofessorsofheschoolofphysicsandchemisry,andhesudenswhohavegonefromi,havecreaedakindlyandsimuingamospherehahasbeenexremelyhelpfulomeiisamongheoldsudensofheschoolhawehavefoundourcolboraorsandourfriendsiamhappyobeable,here,ohankhemall

henewlyappoineddirecorofheboraorywas,whenhefirsassumedhisduies,scarcelyolderhanhissudens,wholovedhimbecauseofhisexremesimpliciyofma

er,whichwasmuchmorehaofacomradehanofamasersomeofhesesudensrecallwihemoionheirworkcarriedonwihhimandhisdiscussionahebckboard,wherehereadilyallowedhimselfobeledodebaescienificmaersoheirgreaprofibohininformaionandinkindledenhusiasmaadi

ergiveninbyheassociaionofformersudensofheschool,whichheaended,heughinglyrecalledanincidenofhisperiodonedayaferlingeringewihseveralsudensinheboraory,hefoundhedoorlocked,andheyallhadoclimbdownfromhefirsfloorsinglefile,alongapipeharannearoneofhewindows

becauseofhisreserveandshynesshedidnomakeacquainanceseasily,buhosewhoseworkbroughhemnearhimlovedhimbecauseofhiskindlinesshiswasrueofhissubordinaesduringhisenirelifeinheschoolhisboraoryhelper,whomhehadaidedunderryingcircumsances,houghofhimwihhegreaesgraiude,infac,wihveriableadoraion

alhoughseparaedfromhisbroher,heremainedboundohimbyheirformerbondofloveandconfidenceduringvacaions,jacquescuriewouldcomeohimhaheymighrenewagainhavaluablecolboraionowhichbohwillinglysacrificedheirperiodsofliberyaimesiwaspierrewhojoinedjacques,whowasengagedinmakingageologicalcharofheauvergnecounry,andhereheycoveredogeherhedailydisancesnecessaryoheracingofsuchamap

hereareafewmemoriesofheselongwalks,exracsfromaleerwrienomeshorlybeforeourmarriage:

ihavebeenveryhappyopassalileimewihmybroherwehavebeenfarfromallimmediaecare,andsoisoedbyourma

eroflivinghawehavenoevenbeenableoreceivealeer,neverknowingonenighwherewewouldsleephenexaimesiseemedomehawehadgonebackohedayswhenwelivedenirelyogeherhenwealwaysarrivedahesameopinionsabouallhings,wihheresulhaiwasnolongernecessaryforusospeakinorderoundersandeachoherhiswasallhemoreasonishingbecausewedifferedsoenirelyincharacer

fromhepoinofviewofscienificinvesigaion,onemusrecognizehahenominaionofpierrecurieoheschoolofphysicsandchemisryreardedfromheveryfirshisexperimenalresearchindeed,aheimeofhisappoinmennohingye,exisedinhaesablishmen;everyhinghadobecreaedevenhewallsandhepariionswerehardlyyeinpcehehad,herefore,oorganizecompleelyheboraoryandiswork,andheacquiedhimselfofhisaskinaremarkablema

er,injecinginoihespiriofprecisionandoriginaliysocharacerisicofhim

hedirecionofheboraoryworkofhergenumberofsudens(hirybypromoion)wasaloneasrainonayoungman,assisedashewasonlybyoneboraoryhelperhefirsyearswere,herefore,hardyearsofassiduouswork,ofbenefichieflyohesudensrainedanddevelopedbyheyoungboraorydirecor

hehimselfprofiedbyhisenforcedinerrupionofhisexperimenalresearchbyryingocompleehisscienificsudiesand,inparicur,hisknowledgeofmahemaicsahesameimehebecameengrossedinconsideraionsofaheoreicalnaureonhereionsbeweencrysallographyandphysics

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