Timeline:
7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934
Place of study:
University of Paris, France
Famous for:
- Discovery of two elements, polonium and radium
- Techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes
- Development of the theory of radioactivity
- Conducted studies for the treatment of neoplasms using radioactive isotopes
- Developed mobile radiography units to provide X-ray services to field hospitals during World War I
Awards:
Nobel Prize in Physics (1903)
Davy Medal (1903)
Matteucci Medal (1904)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1909)
Albert Medal (1910)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911)
Willard Gibbs Award (1921)
Fun fact:
Marie Curie named the first chemical element she discovered, polonium, after her native country, Poland.