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Marie Curie
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Marie Curie
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n
French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
Synonyms:
Curie
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Madame Curie
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Marya Sklodowska
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a scientist who specializes in chemistry
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