Marie Skłodowska-Curie (7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity — a term she coined.[1]
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different sciences.
Discovery of radioactivity
Working with her husband Pierre Curie, she discovered the elements polonium and radium and developed techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes.[2]
Legacy
Her work laid the foundation for advances in physics and medicine, including the use of radiation to treat cancer. She founded the Curie Institutes in Paris and Warsaw, which remain major centres of medical research.
References
- Quinn, S. (1995). Marie Curie: A Life. Simon & Schuster.
- "Marie Curie — Facts." NobelPrize.org.
