Marie Curie: Distinguished Mother & Scientist | Leo & Layla's History Adventures | PragerU Kids

[Music] have you seen mom yeah she seems upset she shouldn't be she makes it to almost everything we do missing my play isn't that big of a deal i know that and you know that but mom's sad it's not easy being a mom and an important businesswoman if i were her i'd be excited to go on a business trip where they have nice beaches leo she'd rather see her son play sherlock holmes than work on her tan but this work conference is the biggest of the year and i know she can't miss it do you think you're gonna be a working mom i don't know seems hard i think i'd like to have a family but i know i want a career doing what i don't care i just want to wear cute business clothes every day sounds about right we should do something for mom to cheer her up we should something that lets her know that we appreciate and respect her work here at home and at her job what you're thinking how about we go talk to a woman from history who balance work and being a mom we'll think of something i like it working mom let's see where we end up [Music] oh albert don't be so hard on yourself what you are attempting is most ambitious i'm such a failure why can't i get my machine propelled to 186 000 miles per second i'm never going to travel through time your general theory of relativity is already amazing albert you have changed physics forever theories shmerries i wanted to prove that time and space indeed can bend that time travel is possible chin up just keep at it if anyone can solve the mysteries of time it's my dearest friend albert einstein oh thanks marie i i love your pet talks especially when they rhyme okay back to work goodness me did you two come from a different time yeah we've got an app i'm leo and she's my sister layla we are looking for a famous working mom and our time machine brought us to you albert is right it is possible i am marie curie my scientific accomplishments have indeed made me very well known and i am a mother of two so i think that is why your machine has brought you here to my lab science is my favorite subject but i didn't know there were lady scientists in 1921 there aren't many and there were even fewer when i was beginning my career decades ago i had to face many doubters and critics who believed that women should not be scientists much less have a career and balance a family what are those awards over there those are my nobel prizes i was the first woman to ever win one and the first person to win two and i don't mean to brag but each nobel prize is in a different scientific field of study one for physics and one for chemistry no one's ever done that what did you do to win them i won the first for developing the theory of radioactivity which led to the creation of x-rays the second i won for discovering two elements that are now on the periodic table polonium and radium how did you have time to also be a mom do you think you could have won more science awards if you didn't have a family actually without my family i would not have won any awards being a wife and mother has given me the focus and drive that i have needed to have a successful career really so do you think all women should try and be working moms no i think everyone is different with different life circumstances and different desires some women will have a strong desire to build a family some will have a strong desire to build a career and some will be driven to build both i wanted both yeah but isn't it harder to try to do both life is hard no matter what path a person chooses but it is made easier by thinking carefully about what you would like to accomplish in life and then by pursuing those goals with all of your heart being a dedicated scientist helped me to be a better family member and being a dedicated mother and wife actually made me a better scientist marie nothing's working i feel horrible i i think i'm gonna need another of your great pep talks okay albert keep working hard i'll be there in a little bit who's that that's my good friend albert einstein he's a genius but he's very sensitive we are good friends and i give him pep talks when he gets discouraged mrs curie have you had to rely on your husband so that you can have a career no in fact my wonderful husband pierre passed away 15 years ago before he died we were a great team and made each other's lives better we were husband and wife and lab partners but even without him i have managed to balance being a scientist and a single mother well we can tell you're an amazing scientist but are you able to also be a good mom leo no that is a very good question and i think only my girls can really answer but i like to think that i've been a good mom so far irene is 24 eve is 17 and they are both excellent young women who i'm most proud of have you ever had to miss any of their events because of your science work sometimes yes and i never like to but it is part of the balancing act of having a family and a career this is true for all parents mothers and fathers our mom has to miss me starring in my class play because she has an important business conference that she can't miss she's really sad about it ah yes i'm sure she is disappointed that she cannot be in two places at once too bad you haven't what did you call it an app for that hey i have an idea mr einstein said you give great pep talks will you give one to our mom i can record it on my phone and we can show her when we get back to our time your time traveling device can also record visual messages fascinating science is truly wonderful i'd love to record a message for your mother okay mrs curie i'm recording you can begin to the mother of leo and layla i am marie curie winner of two nobel prizes and mother of two amazing daughters my dear judging by your children i feel confident in the prediction that you are succeeding as a mother and a businesswoman continue giving your all in everything you do that example that you are setting is a far more important gift to your children than perfect attendance how many times is mom gonna watch that message let her enjoy it it was a great idea to have mrs curie record a video message well i'm happy that mom's happy she's even excited about her business trip now says she's inspired to impress everyone at the conference i've been reading more about mrs curie her daughters had incredible lives too irene went on to be like her mom she was a scientist married a fellow chemist had a family and also won a nobel prize what about her other daughter eve was a journalist and a piano player and was friends with world leaders she decided not to be a mom and chose not to get married until she was 49. but then get this in 1965 her husband accepted the nobel peace prize for his organization's work with children who live in underdeveloped countries what an incredible family yeah but did any of them star as sherlock holmes in elementary school get out of here if you are interested in time traveling again please subscribe to prageru.com kids and watch more of 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