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Marie Curie: Pioneering Discoveries and Humanitarianism

  1. Edyta M. Greer1,*,
  2. Mariya Tolmachova2

Article first published online: 14 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201100343

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Helvetica Chimica Acta

Helvetica Chimica Acta

Volume 94, Issue 11, pages 1893–1907, November 2011

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How to Cite

Greer, E. M. and Tolmachova, M. (2011), Marie Curie: Pioneering Discoveries and Humanitarianism. HCA, 94: 1893–1907. doi: 10.1002/hlca.201100343

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  1. 1

    Department of Natural Sciences, Baruch College of the City University of New York, 17 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010, USA, (phone: +1-646-660-6220; fax: +1-646-660-6201)

  2. 2

    Neurocog Trials, Inc., 3211 Shannon Road, Durham, North Carolina 27707, USA

*Department of Natural Sciences, Baruch College of the City University of New York, 17 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010, USA, (phone: +1-646-660-6220; fax: +1-646-660-6201)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 NOV 2011
  2. Article first published online: 14 NOV 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 29 AUG 2011

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Keywords:

  • Marie Curie;
  • Radioactivity;
  • Women in science;
  • Nobel prize

Abstract

Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to be awarded the Nobel Prize twice in different scientific disciplines, is an inspiring figure. She discovered two new elements, polonium and radium, and was appointed as the first female professor at the University of Paris, when in most countries women did not yet have the right to vote. She serves as a role model for scholarly and humanitarian endeavors through what she attained in science, and through the hardships she had to overcome and the gender discrimination barriers faced by women scientists of that period, which she had to break. This article is a tribute to Marie Skłodowska-Curie's achievements.

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