Madame Curie Page #2

She's a natural enemy of science

There's no doubt of it, sir.

Woman and science are

incompatible.

Woman of genius are rare.

No true scientist

can have anything with women.

No, sir.

Anyway, David, put her over there

in that far corner.

Yes, sir.

And if you can

without being rude

inform her how important silence

is to laboratory work.

I do hope she doesn't whistle.

Oh, David.

Would you mind going to

the storeroom upstairs

and see

if there's a magnetometer.

She'll need

one for her experiments.

Oh, yes.

I... I'm very sorry, sir.

I beg your pardon

are you looking for something?

Yes. I'm looking for

Dr. Curie's laboratory.

You're here. But you're not...

I mean you can't be...

Excuse me, please.

No. You don't understand.

You see

I'm Dr. Curie's assistant.

Oh... then you can direct me.

Oh, I certainly can.

Certainly can.

Oh, just this way.

Thank you.

What do you think of that?

I run into you the first thing.

You know, Dr. Curie has asked me

look out for you.

Be sure to have

everything you want

so I'll just take everything

into my own hands.

Oh, here we are.

Here she is, Dr. Curie.

Run straight

into her the first day.

Oh. Good morning, Mademoiselle.

Good morning, Dr. Curie.

This time we met in rather a

less rude atmosphere.

Yes.

Well

that's just as it should be.

People interested in work

should be left alone.

You have met my assistant?

Yes. I don't think

I quite caught his name.

David. David Lagroue.

I'm sure that

David will see that

you're properly installed.

Thank you, Dr. Curie.

I appreciate this chance

more than I can say.

Not at all

Not at all, Mademoiselle

and I do hope

you'll be quite comfortable.

Over this way.

We picked out

a specially nice place

for you right over here.

You're going to have this

far corner all to yourself.

Of course

we would have it fixed up

for you had we known sooner

that you were coming

but we'll take care of

that right away.

How do you think

this is going to suit you?

Oh. It is excellent.

I understand you're a pupil of

Professor Poirot's?

Yes.

I've studied with him, too.

Wonderful isn't he?

Yes, he is. Oh, I'll give you

a little more light.

Please don't bother.

Oh, Dr. Curie wants you

to be comfortable.

I'm sorry, Dr. Curie.

Here's a paper and pencil.

You can make out a list for

all the things you need,

and I'll go and see

if I can get

a magnetometer for you.

Oh, I can take my coat off?

Oh. It's always

the way you should.

Your hat?

I'll hide it up

at the cupboard for you

I'm sorry, Dr. Curie.

Let me help you.

Thank you.

You know

my office is just upstairs.

I hope you won't

hesitate to call on me

if I can be of any assistance.

You're very kind.

You sure everything's alright?

Quite. Thank you.

Not at all.

If there is anything you'd like

to know about our equipment

I'd be glad to explain it to you

I want to give you some advice

on where to eat around here.

There's a very nice

little restaurant down...

Really, monsieur.

I don't think we should talk.

Why are you whispering?

I just think

you ought to know where to go.

Yes, but I...

I'll take you there later.

That's the best way and

It's too trouble.

Oh, no trouble at all.

I'll come back for you.

Good evening, Mademoiselle.

Good evening, Dr. Curie.

Miserable evening, hasn't it?

Yes, isn't it.

Oh, by the way

did David get you the

telescope scale

you asked for last week

Oh, yes. Thank you very much.

He finally look into it.

Good... Well, good evening.

But you have no umbrella

Mademoiselle

No, I haven't, Dr. Curie.

I'm sorry. I didn't realize.

Perhaps I can help you.

Oh, I don't want to trouble you.

Allow me. No trouble at all.

No trouble at all.

Thank you.

You're very kind.

Not at all, Mademoiselle.

May I ask you another question

Dr. Curie

in the same connection?

It's a simple matter, perhaps

but it puzzles me.

Yes, Mademoiselle?

In the semetry

L sub-Q and two L sub-Q

you include only those rotations

which are integral multiples

of two Pi L Q.

But two times

K over Q exclude

the identity transformation

if K is not an integer.

Yes. For final case, I guess.

But in a limited L sub infinity

a difficult seems to arise.

I don't see why it's

quite straightforward.

Well, if you consider the

matter rigorously...

Hmm. I have to look into that.

This is where I lived.

Good bye and thank you.

Of course...

Oh, good bye, mademoiselle.

And may I say your conversation

is very simplely

Thank you.

It's an extremely

dawning hypothesis.

Good morning, Mademoiselle.

Good morning, Dr. Curie.

I'm a little late this morning.

I have to stop

in at my publishers.

Oh.

To Mme. Scholoscka

my respect and

friendship of honor...

friendship of honor.

My book.

Oh, it's lovely.

One of the first copy

just off the press.

On semitry and

physical phenomena

Semitry of Electric Field

and of Magnetic Field

by Pierre curie.

That's something to be proud of.

I thought perhaps you might

like a copy.

Oh, I would very much.

Well, it's yours. It's yours

Mademoiselle.

Oh, thank you.

Not at all.

I've inscribed the book for you

mademoiselle

on the ply leaf.

I believe

that's the usual procedure.

I'm very flattered.

Not at all...

Come in. Oh, Dr. Becquerel.

I hope I'm not intruding

Dr. Curie.

But could you step over

my laboratory with me?

I think I've happened on something

of great interest.

Why? What is it?

Are you too busy to...?

Oh, no... Not at all.

I'll come at once.

Oh, aren't you coming

Mademoiselle?

Well, if I may?

You don't mind...

No. No. I'll be delighted.

I came upon it quite by accident

I think you'll agree that it is

very extraordinary...

What is this thing...

Well, what did you see?

You have taken

the picture of a key apparently.

Yes, the picture of a key.

But that picture

of a key was taken...

in a very extraordinary manner.

The picture of that key

was taken

in complete and total darkness

without light of any kind.

But, how was that possible?

Some months ago

I had the idea that perhaps

certain rocks and minerals

might store applied energy

from the sun

that if I left

the rocks and minerals

in the sun long enough

they might absorbed

some of its rays

and then later, give them out.

So I make some

photographic experiments

You see these rocks

they're all different kinds

of minerals

I labeled them as you see

and left them outside

in the sun for several hours.

Then I put them in this drawer

on photographic plates like this

and then I waited to see

if they would give out

any sunlight

they might have absorbed.

I see. And your experiment

was a success.

To the contrary, my experiment

was a complete failure.

Not one of the rocks

I have exposed to the sun

affected the plates in anyway.

See, there they are.

They're all black

every one of them.

Then how did you explain...

Now, look at this one, please.

That has been exposed

am I right?

Light has reached

Oh, yes. That has been exposed.

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