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Her insatiable curiosity made her an icon in the world of modern science.

  • The incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work that changed the world.
  • Marie Curie is one of the greatest female scientists ever.
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  • Chapters taken from the Madame Curie Bioscience Database (formerly, Eurekah Bioscience Database).

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    Marie Curie: Facts and biography

    Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist and pioneer in the study of radiation. She discovered the elements polonium and radium with her husband, Pierre.

    They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, along with Henri Becquerel, and Marie received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. She worked extensively with radium throughout her lifetime, characterizing its various properties and investigating its therapeutic potential.

    However, her work with radioactive materials ultimately killed her and he died of a blood disease in 1934. 

    Early Life

    Marie Curie was born Marya (Manya) Salomee Sklodowska on Nov. 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland.

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    The youngest of five children, she had three older sisters and a brother. Her parents — father, Wladislaw, and mother, Bronislava — were educators who ensured that their girls were educated as well as their son.

    Curie's mother succumbed to tuberculosis in 1878.

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