Pierre Curie: the anonymous neurosurgical contributor

Abstract

<jats:p>Pierre Curie, best known as a Nobel Laureate in Physics for his co-contributions to the field of radioactivity alongside research partner and wife Marie Curie, died suddenly in 1906 from a street accident in Paris. Tragically, his skull was crushed under the wheel of a horse-drawn carriage. This article attempts to honor the life and achievements of Pierre Curie, whose trailblazing work in radioactivity and piezoelectricity set into motion a wide range of technological developments that have culminated in the advent of numerous techniques used in neurological surgery today. These innovations include brachytherapy, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, focused ultrasound, and haptic feedback in robotic surgery.</jats:p>

State-of-art review: intravascular imaging in percutaneous coronary interventions

“…The past: early techniques and evolution of IVI In the era of IVI, two groundbreaking modalities have emerged as gold standards: IVUS and OCT. The development of IVUS is predated by the discovery and eventual medical application of ultrasound when Nobel laureate Pierre Curie discovered the piezoelectric effect, one of the foundations of ultrasound technology [3] . Until the invention and initial clinical investigation of IVUS techniques, angiography was established as the predominant modality to define coronary anatomy for several decades.…”

Ficción audiovisual de Marie Curie: más allá de la divulgación científica

“…Trágicamente, la vida de este matrimonio se vio truncada cuando él falleció en un accidente de tráfico en 1906. Marie continuó su trabajo en solitario y recibió un segundo Premio Nobel en 1911, convirtiéndose en la primera persona en recibir dos premios Nobel en diferentes campos científicos (Man et al, 2015). Tras la muerte de Pierre de Pierre, Marie Curie tuvo una relación amorosa con un hombre casado, Paul Langevin, otro prominente físico y colaborador de la investigación de Curie.…”