Merry Curiemas!
Today is the 150th anniversary of Marie Curie’s birth in 1867. In 1903 Curie was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize. She also is the first person to receive two Nobel prizes, the first in Physics (1903) and one in Chemistry (1911). She discovered the elements radium and polonium during her research in France.
Curie is perhaps the most famous woman scientist in the world. She overcame tremendous prejudice and ignorance to work in the field of science. In 1903 Marie and her husband Pierre were invited to speak on the topic of radiation to the Royal Institution in London. It was her work in radioactivity with her husband that had secured her the Nobel Prize in Physics. She was not allowed to speak at the gathering of scientists because she was a woman.
Happy 150th birthday Marie Curie!
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