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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