She did her scientific work here Marie Curie Nothing in life is
to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to
understand more, so that we may fear less. (1867-1934)physicist
and chemist, 2 time Nobel Laureate 7 November
1867(1867-11-07)Warsaw, Vistula Country, Russian Empire 4 July
1934 (aged 66)Passy, France University of Paris University of
ParisESPCI André-Louis DebierneÓscar MorenoMarguerite Catherine
Perey radioactivity, polonium, radium Nobel Prize in Physics
(1903)Davy Medal (1903)Matteucci Medal (1904)Nobel Prize in
Chemistry (1911) Her achievements include the creation of a
theory of radioactivity (a term coined by her), techniques for
isolating radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two new
elements, polonium and radium. It was also under her personal
direction that the world's first studies were conducted into the
treatment of neoplasms ("cancers"), using radioactive isotopes.
While an actively loyal French citizen, she never lost her sense
of Polish identity. She named the firs