Monday, March 30, 2009

Marie Curie


Marie Curie was the first well-known woman scientist in the modern world. "Mother of Modern Physics" pioneer in research about radioactivity, a word she coined. She discovered and isolated polonium and radium, and established the nature of radiation and beta rays.1911, she was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific disciplines.

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