Physicist, Chemist · Poland
Marie Curie
Marie Curie was a Polish-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
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1867 — 1903Career timeline
- 1867
Born in Warsaw, Poland
- 1903
Becomes the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
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Updated September 13, 2026Biography
Contributions
Marie Curie discovered the elements polonium and radium and developed techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes. She was the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences — Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).
Did you know?
Marie Curie remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.
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Common questionsFrequently asked
How many Nobel Prizes did Marie Curie win?
She won two — in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911) — the only person to win in two different sciences.
