Tag: Women in Science
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Marie Curie Gave Her Nobel Prize Medals to the WWI Effort
Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist known for her work on radioactivity. She was born in Warsaw in 1867. Her work went far beyond her discoveries. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only one to win in two fields. When World War I hit Europe, Curie showed her true…
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Marie Curie’s Daughter Also Earned a Nobel Prize
Discover how Marie Curie’s daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, followed in her mother’s footsteps and won a Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking work in radioactivity research.