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Marie Curie summary

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Marie Curie
Marie Curie Timeline
Marie Curie | Timeline
Marie Curie
Marie Curie’s Achievements
Marie Curie | Achievements
Becquerel, Henri
Henri Becquerel Summary
Henri Becquerel was a French physicist who discovered radioactivity through his investigations of uranium and other substances. In 1903 he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie. He was a member of a scientific family extending through several generations, the most notable
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize Summary
Nobel Prize, any of the prizes (five in number until 1969, when a sixth was added) that are awarded annually from a fund bequeathed for that purpose by the Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards given for intellectual