madamecurie

Marie Curie (born Maria Skłodowska, also known as Marie Curie-Skłodowska; November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was a physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and, subsequently, French citizenship. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the first twice-honored Nobel laureate (and still the only one in two different sciences) and the first female professor at the University of Paris. She was born in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, and lived there until she was 24. In 1891 she followed her elder sister to study in Paris, where she obtained her higher degrees and conducted her scientific work. She founded the Curie Institutes in Paris and Warsaw. She was the wife of fellow-Nobel-laureate Pierre Curie and the mother of a third Nobel laureate, Irène Joliot-Curie.

wow, amazing thsi picture is available to see here!

yes it is.

wspaniale zachowane zdjęcie Wielkiego Polaka !

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This photo or very similar ones were published in several newspapers, e.g.,
Amarillo Daily News., June 12, 1921, PICTURE PRESS GRAVURE SECTION, page 22
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042551/1921-06-12/ed-...
The [New Orleans] Herald., June 09, 1921, Image 12
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064020/1921-06-09/ed-...

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Thanks, swanq, we can add bio info here and elsewhere.

This appears to be an uncommon image of Marie Curie.

I wanted to be here when I grew up, a few decades ago.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Historic Heroines, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called THE CIRCLE OF WISDOM, and we'd love to have this added to the group!