Sunday, January 27, 2013

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Polish Physicist and Chemist





Marie Skłodowska-Curie  (7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a Polish physicist and chemist, working mainly in France, who is famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win in two fields, and the only person to win in multiple sciences. She was also the first female professor at the University of Paris (La Sorbonne), and in 1995 became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in Paris' Pantheon.

 Exterior of the Pantheon in the Latin Quarter of Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve.


Venerable interior of honor for the most famous and respected persons in France.


Tomb in the Pantheon of Marie Sklodoska-Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.


A Polish Women We Poles Can All Be Proud Of:


 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie


1 Comments:

Blogger Detroit'Soul said...

I just love this post about Marie Sklodowska-Curie!

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