Editing Pierre Curie (section)

=== Spiritualism ===
In the late nineteenth century, Pierre Curie was investigating the mysteries of ordinary [[magnetism]] when he became aware of the [[Spiritualism (movement)|spiritualist]] experiments of other European scientists, such as [[Charles Richet]] and [[Camille Flammarion]]. Pierre Curie initially thought the systematic investigation into the paranormal could help with some unanswered questions about magnetism.<ref name=Hurwic>{{cite book|last1=Hurwic|first1=Anna|title=Pierre Curie, Translated by Lilananda Dasa and Joseph Cudnik|date=1995|publisher=Flammarion|location=Paris|isbn=9782082115629}}</ref>{{rp|65}} He wrote to Marie, then his fiancée:  "I must admit that those spiritual phenomena intensely interest me. I think they are questions that deal with physics."<ref name=Hurwic />{{rp|66}} Pierre Curie's notebooks from this period show he read many books on spiritualism.<ref name=Hurwic />{{rp|68}} He did not attend séances such as those of [[Eusapia Palladino]] in Paris in June 1905<ref name=Hurwic />{{rp|238}} as a mere spectator, and his goal certainly was not to communicate with spirits. He saw the séances as scientific experiments, tried to monitor different parameters, and took detailed notes of every observation.<ref name=Hurwic />{{rp|247}} Curie considered himself as [[atheism|atheist]].<ref>Warren Allen Smith (2000). Who's who in hell: a handbook and international directory for humanists, freethinkers, naturalists, rationalists, and non-theists. Barricade Books. p. 259. {{ISBN|9781569801581}}. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Curie, Pierre (1859–1906) A co-discoverer of radium, Pierre Curie was an atheist.</ref>