Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist and pioneer in the study of radiation. She discovered the elements polonium and radium ...

In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with the married ...

Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win the award twice. Marie’s efforts, with help from husband Pierre Curie, led to the discovery of polonium and radium ...

Before she had even taken her first step in the United States in 1921, Marie Curie had already discovered the element radium and received a Nobel Prize for its radioactive discovery and diverse ...

In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with the married ...

Even now nearly a century after her death Marie Curie remains the only female scientists most people can name. Dava Sobel writes that in her new book “The Elements of Marie Curie.” Which is a portrait ...

A brick building behind a metal fence. Contruction signs on the fence say the site is closed to the public. The Pavillon des Sources at the Curie Institute will now be moved instead of demolished.