Caption
Marie Curie, portrait, around 1920. Marie Curie was a chemist and physicist of Polish descent. She coined the term “radioactive” to describe radiation. Together with her man and Henri Becquerel, she received the Nobel Prize in Physics on a pro rata basis. In 1911, she and her man received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of the chemical elements polonium and radium. Marie Curie is one of the five people who have received a Nobel Prize several times. She also received Nobel Prizes in two different subject areas. An absolute exceptional scientist. research, science, contemporary history, historical
Date
Sep 04, 1920
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Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer
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BRK26C06_050
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