Her body was buried in a lead-lined coffin — the price of recognition for a famous woman

Marie Skłodowska-Curie is one of the most famous women in world science, but the results of her research had fatal consequences during her life and after her death

Who is Maria Sklodowska-Curie?

Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist who made significant contributions to the study of radioactivity. Curie's tireless dedication and unwavering commitment to his research changed the world of physics and medicine.

Curie was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize, the only woman to be awarded in two different fields of science – physics and chemistry.

In 1896, the French physicist Henri Becquerel studied rays from uranium salts, which could penetrate objects like X-rays. This discovery actually inspired Curie to research.

In 1898, Maria and her husband, Pierre Curie, discovered two new radioactive elements — radium and polonium. For this…