Marie Curie - Wikipedia
WEBMaria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie [a] (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; [1] French: [maʁi kyʁi]), was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
Marie Curie | Biography, Nobel Prize, Accomplishments, & Facts
WEBAug 18, 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).
Marie Curie: Biography, Scientist, Physics Nobel Prize, and Movie
WEBMar 5, 2024 · Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in Physics, and with her later win, in Chemistry, she became the first person to claim Nobel honors twice.
Marie Curie: 7 Facts About the Groundbreaking Scientist - Biography
WEBDec 14, 2020 · Marie Curie is recognized throughout the world not only for her groundbreaking Nobel Prize-winning discoveries but also for having boldly broken many gender barriers during her...
Marie Curie – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
WEBBiographical. Marie Curie, née Maria Sklodowska, was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867, the daughter of a secondary-school teacher. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.
The Nobel Prize | Women who changed science | Marie Curie
WEBMarie Curie’s relentless resolve and insatiable curiosity made her an icon in the world of modern science. Indefatigable despite a career of physically demanding and ultimately fatal work, she discovered polonium and radium, championed the use of radiation in medicine and fundamentally changed our understanding of radioactivity.
Marie Curie – Facts - NobelPrize.org
WEBMarie Curie, née Skłodowska. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903. Born: 7 November 1867, Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland) Died: 4 July 1934, Sallanches, France. Prize motivation: “in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel”
Marie Sklodowska Curie - Science History Institute
WEBMarie Sklodowska Curie. One of the most recognizable figures in science, “Madame Curie” has captured the public imagination for more than 100 years and inspired generations of women scientists. A two-time Nobel laureate, Marie Curie is best known for her pioneering studies of radioactivity.
Marie Curie the scientist | Biog, facts & quotes
WEBMarie Curie was the first woman to be awarded a place in the Pantheon for her own achievements. Marie Curie's life as a scientist was one which flourished because of her ability to observe, deduce and predict. She is also arguably the first woman to make such a significant contribution to science.
Marie Curie: Facts About the Pioneering Chemist - HISTORY
WEBNov 7, 2011 · Marie Curie won not just one Nobel Prize in her lifetime, but two, for her groundbreaking work in radioactivity.