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| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie |
| Date of Birth | 07 November 1867 |
| Place of Birth | Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Date of Death | 04 July 1934 |
| Place of Death | Passy, Haute-Savoie, France |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence | Polish, French |
| Education | Flying University (Warsaw), Sorbonne University (Paris) |
| Profession | Physicist, Chemist |
| Years of Activity | Circa 1890s - 1934 |
| Brief Information | Marie Curie was a pioneering physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice, in two different scientific fields. Her discoveries included the isolation of polonium and radium, significantly advancing the understanding of atomic structure. |