Marie Curie: Discoveries in Radioactivity That Made History

Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two sciences.
She discovered the radioactive elements polonium and radium in 1898.
Curie coined the term “radioactivity” to describe the emission of energy from unstable atoms.
Her pioneering work laid the foundation for modern nuclear physics and chemistry.
She developed techniques to isolate radioactive isotopes, advancing medical treatments.
Curie’s research contributed to X-ray technology, especially during World War I.
She faced significant gender barriers but became a professor at the University of Paris.
Marie and Pierre Curie shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics for studies on radiation.
She received the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work isolating radium.
Curie’s legacy continues in medicine, research, and inspiring generations of scientists.