marie curie

Fast Facts: Marie Curie. mentari89 Known For: Research in radioactivity and discovery of polonium and radium She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (Physics in 1903), and the first person to win a second Nobel Prize (Chemistry in 1911) Also Known As: Maria Sklodowska Born: November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland Died: July 4, 1934 in Passy, France