Marie Curie
Chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
November 7th, 1867
157 years ago
Died
July 4th, 1934
90 years ago — 66 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Poland
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Born in Poland, a chemist and physicist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. First woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different scientific fields. Conducted extensive studies on radioactive elements and their properties, contributing to advances in science and medicine. Served as a professor at the University of Paris, where significant research continued. Established the Radium Institute to promote scientific work in radiology.
Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903
Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911
Discovered the elements polonium and radium
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