Most Famous Person in the World: Scientists and Economists
Marie Curie
Living years: 1867-1934
Nationality: Polish
Curie was the youngest of 5 children which were raised in a poor but well educated family. Marie Curie, or rather Marya Sklodowska, excelled in her studies and became committed to the ideal of Polish independence at an early age. Her passion was to educate uneducated women and had an unusual interest in Chemistry and Biology. She married Pierre Curie, a renowned chemist. During their experiments, Marie discovered polonium and radium which led to the development of radiation. This gave Marie her first Nobel Prize in Physics. After her husband’s death, she received her second Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She is the most famous person in the world for being the first woman scientist.
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