9 Facts About Madame Curie

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9 Facts About Madame Curie, Nobel prize,  marie sklodowska, biography

Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist and pioneer in the study of radiation. 

She discovered the elements polonium and radium with her husband, Piere 

They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 

Her work with radioactive materials ultimately killed her and she died of a blood disease in 1934 

She was born Marya Salomee Sklodowska on Nov. 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland 

In March 1898, Curie documented her findings in a seminal paper, where she coined the term "radioactivity"

In 1902, the Curies announced their success in extracting purified radium 

In 1911, Marie was awarded a second Nobel Prize for discovery of the elements polonium and radium 

In honor of the 100-year anniversary of her Nobel award, 2011 was declared the 

"International Year of Chemistry."

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