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Polish-French physicist Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) working at her desk, circa 1910. Marie Curie won the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with husband Pierre and after his death in 1906 she won the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Polish-French physicist Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) working at her desk, circa 1910. Marie Curie won the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with husband Pierre and after his death in 1906 she won the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry  (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)