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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Marie-CurieMarie Curie | Biography, Nobel Prize, Accomplishments, & Facts

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   Apr 30, 2024 · Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, famous for her work on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and she is the only woman to win the award in two different fields (Physics, 1903; Chemistry, 1911). Learn more about Marie Curie in this article.

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   Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie (Polish: [ˈmarja salɔˈmɛa skwɔˈdɔfska kʲiˈri] ⓘ; née Skłodowska; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934), known simply as Marie Curie (/ ˈ k j ʊər i / KURE-ee, French: [maʁi kyʁi]), was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

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   Mar 5, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Marie Curie, the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. Discover how she discovered radioactivity, polonium, radium and X-rays, and how she overcame personal and professional challenges.

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5. www.nobelprize.org › 1903 › marie-curieMarie Curie – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

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   Mme. Curie died in Savoy, France, after a short illness, on July 4, 1934. From Nobel Lectures, Physics 1901-1921, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1967. This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and first published in the book series Les Prix Nobel . It was later edited and republished in Nobel Lectures.

6. www.history.com › news › marie-curie-factsMarie Curie: Facts About the Pioneering Chemist | HISTORY

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   Nov 7, 2011 · Learn about the life and achievements of Marie Curie, the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes for her groundbreaking work in radioactivity. Discover how she overcame obstacles, contributed to science and medicine, and inspired future generations.

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Marie Curie, the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry. Discover how she used radioactivity to develop x-rays and help wounded soldiers in World War I.

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   Did Marie Curie win a Nobel Prize?

   • Marie Curie (born November 7, 1867, Warsaw, Congress Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire—died July 4, 1934, near Sallanches, France) was a Polish-born French physicist, famous for her work on radioactivity and twice a winner of the Nobel Prize. With Henri Becquerel and her husband, Pierre Curie, she was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics.

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   How did Pierre Curie become a professor?

   • Following the award of the Nobel Prize, and galvanized by an offer from the University of Geneva, which offered Pierre Curie a position, the University of Paris gave him a professorship and the chair of physics, although the Curies still did not have a proper laboratory.

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   Did Marie Curie understand radioactivity?

   • If you’ve ever seen your insides on an x-ray, you can thank Marie Curie’s understanding of radioactivity for being able to see them so clearly. Born Maria Sklodowska in Poland on November 7, 1867, to a father who taught math and physics, she developed a talent for science early.

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   Did Marie Curie discover radium?

   • Cuban postage stamp commemorating Pierre and Marie Curie’s discovery of radium, 1938. After Pierre’s death in 1906, when he was accidentally struck by a horse-drawn wagon, Marie achieved their objective of producing a pure specimen of radium.

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry for her discoveries of radioactivity and radium. Explore her biography, achievements, legacy and challenges in this web page.