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Also Known As Maria Salomea Skłodowska
Born November 7, 1867 • Warsaw • Poland
Died July 4, 1934 (aged 66) • France
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1911) • Nobel Prize (1903)
Notable Family Members spouse Pierre Curie • daughter Irène Joliot-Curie • daughter Ève Curie
Subjects Of Study pitchblende • polonium • radioactivity • radium

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