Marie Curie

Marie Curie (Polish Maria Sk?odowska-Curie, November 7 1867 – July 4 1934) was a chemist, pioneer in the early field of radiology and a two-time Nobel laureate. She was born in Poland and spent her early years there, but in 1891 at age 24 moved to France to study science in Paris. She obtained all her higher degrees and conducted her scientific career there and became a naturalized French citizen. She founded the Curie Institutes in Paris and in Warsaw.

Tribute

Her younger daughter, Eve Curie, wrote her biography Madame Curie after her death.

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In 1995, Madame Curie was the first woman laid to rest under the famous dome of The Panthéon in Paris on her own merits.

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1995 - The Panthéon

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There is a 1943 U. S. Oscar-nominated film based on her life.

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An extremely ahistorical Marie Curie appears as a character in the comedy Young Einstein by Yahoo Serious.

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Young Einstein - Yahoo Serious

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Curie's picture was on the Polish inflationary late-1980s 20,000-zloty banknote. Her picture also appeared on the French 500 franc note and on stamps and coins.

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Inflation - 1980s - 20,000-zloty banknote

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Element 96 Curium (Cm) was named in her and Pierre's honour.

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