Marie Curie (1867 - 1934)
Polish-French physicist and chemist
Discoverer of polonium and radium
Pioneer researcher of radioactivity
Nobel Laureate in Physics (1903)
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (1911)
First person to win the Nobel Prize two times.
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A brilliant scientist. I am so glad that she had the opportunity to study and research.
ReplyDeleteCurie literally gave her life to science! She died of radiation-induced leukemia. Her death ushered in new efforts to protect radiation researchers and workers. Years before her death, she understood the many of risks she was taking while working with radioactive materials. She protested against many of the super-dangerous "medical" products on the market...people were ingesting radioactive materials BECAUSE they believed in the curative powers these things!!
ReplyDeleteShe accomplished so much in a relatively short life. Jayne
ReplyDeleteShe died because of her work with radiation...Very valuable researcher/contributer...
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