Chemistry history graphic for Marie Curie's birthday (7th November). Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first (and only) woman to win twice, and the only person to win twice in multiple sciences. She coined the term 'radioactivity', and discovered the elements polonium and radium in uranium ores. Curium is named after her and her husband, Pierre Curie. She died of aplastic anaemia at the age of 66, likely due to long-term radiation exposure.

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Marie Curie was born #OTD (7 Nov) in 1867. She coined the term 'radioactivity', discovered two elements, and is still the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two sciences (chemistry and physics) https://wp.me/s4aPLT-curie

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