Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie
19th–20th Century
1867 – 1934 · Polish-French
Pioneer of Radioactivity
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Nov 7
Marie Curie Born
1867 CE
Dec 10
Marie Curie Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
1903 CE
About
Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences — Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911). She discovered polonium and radium, pioneered research into radioactivity, and broke barrier after barrier for women in science.
Key Facts
First woman to win a Nobel Prize (Physics, 1903 — shared with Pierre Curie and Becquerel)
Won a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911) — the only person to win in two sciences
Discovered the elements polonium (named for Poland) and radium
Directed the Radium Institute in Paris; mobilized X-ray vehicles in WWI
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