In the series “Movie with the Specialist,” USP professors comment on movie trailers based on their research, teaching, and outreach experiences.
By: Tabita Said, Journal of USP. Access the original article here.
The trajectory of the scientist who verified the atomic property of radioactivity had already been portrayed in cinema with the American film “Madame Curie” in 1943. In 2019, “Radioactive” (available on Netflix) opts for a romantic setting in 19th-century Paris to revisit the key events in the life of Marie Skłodowska-Curie. In both films, historians of science question the scientific accuracy of the productions, pointing out flaws in scientific representations and historical context. “I think there are several things there that resonate with today, unfortunately, in terms of lack of recognition. At that time, I think maybe more because she was a woman than for the field she embraced,” evaluates Elisabeth Yoshimura, a professor in the Department of Nuclear Physics at the Institute of Physics (IF) of USP. Learn more…
