In June 1925, one of the most prominent female scientists of all time—Marie Curie-Skłodowska—visited Jáchymov. The two-time Nobel Prize winner finally saw in person the place with which she had shared a special bond from the very beginning of her scientific career. It was from Jáchymov pitchblende that the Curies isolated radium in 1898—an element that forever changed the face of modern science and medicine.
To mark the 100th anniversary of this historic visit,we organized a professional international conference,, which resulted in the almanac *With Madame Curie-Skłodowska to the Cradle of Radio*. The publication was issued by the Society of Friends of Marie Curie-Skłodowska in cooperation with ourIInstitute and with the support of the Karlovy Vary Region.
Spanning fifty-two pages, the book offers a detailed account of the visit, including a day-by-day chronology, as well as a broader context: the history of Jáchymov as Europe’s most important mining town, the story of radium production and trade, the founding of the world’s oldest radon spa, and a biography of Marie Curie-Skłodowska. The book includes authentic photographs from the archives of the Musée Curie in Paris and illustrations by Miloslava Veselá.
The almanac is the result of collaboration between Czech and Polish experts and was produced as part of the Spa Research Center project, funded by the Just Transition Operational Program.
The almanac is available for free download here:
https://www.i-lab.cz/almanach-s-madam-curie-sklodowskou-ke-kolebce-radia-pripominka-steho-vyroci-vzacne-navstevy-jachymova/
