Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934)

Subject: Curie, Marie 1867-1934..Type: Black-and-white photographs..Topic: Chemistry. Nobel Prizes. Physics. Radioactivity--History. Radium--History. Women scientists..Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0748]..Summary: Polish physicist Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, sharing it with her husband Pierre in 1903 for their work on radioactivity. After his death in 1906, she continued with her research and was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911 for her contributions to that field..Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives..Persistent URL:Link to data base record ( http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!296597~!0#focus ) ..Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives ( http://siarchives.si.edu ) ..View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. ( http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=&fq=object_type:Photographs&fq=online_media_type:Images&view=grid&repo=flickr )