Marie Curie
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Who was Marie Curie?
Polish-French physicist and chemist who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911).
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Marie Curie (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry | 1911 | in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element |
| Nobel Prize in Physics | 1903 | in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel |
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