October 2026
Marie Curie
Investigated radioactivity and co-discovered polonium and radium.
She earned Nobel Prizes in two scientific fields. Her careful measurements helped establish that radioactivity was an atomic property.
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Investigated radioactivity and co-discovered polonium and radium.
She earned Nobel Prizes in two scientific fields. Her careful measurements helped establish that radioactivity was an atomic property.
Read the biographyInvestigated radioactivity and co-discovered polonium and radium.
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