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Marie Curie

What is marie curie?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Born November 7, 1867, in Warsaw[1]
Died July 4, 1934[1]
Awards Nobel Prize in Physics (1903); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911)[1]
Discoveries Polonium and radium (1898)[2]

Marie Curie was a Polish-born French physicist and chemist who discovered polonium and radium and won Nobel Prizes in two scientific fields.

Context

Marie Curie was a Polish-born French physicist and chemist known for her pioneering work on radioactivity [2]. She and Pierre Curie discovered polonium and radium in 1898 [2]. She won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 [1]. She was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize [3] and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two scientific fields [4]. Her death in 1934 was linked to aplastic anemia from radiation exposure [2].

Documented claims

  • Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. [3]
  • She is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. [4]
  • Her death in 1934 was attributed to aplastic anemia related to radiation exposure. [2]

Questions and answers

What was Marie Curie most famous for?

She was most famous for discovering polonium and radium and for her groundbreaking research on radioactivity [2].

What happened to Marie Curie before she died?

Before her death in 1934, she had been exposed to high levels of radiation during her work, which contributed to aplastic anemia [2].

Did Marie Curie win Nobel Prizes in two fields?

Yes, she won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 [1].

Sources

  1. Biography of Marie Sklodowska Curie | NIST — nist.gov (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Marie Curie (1867–1934): Twice Nobel Laureate and Her ... — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Marie Curie – Biographical — nobelprize.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Marie Curie — kids.nationalgeographic.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People