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Only person to win Nobel Prize in two different sciences

July 1, 2021

A leading figure in the history of sciences, Marie Curie was prohibited from higher education in her native Poland. Many years later, she became the first woman Nobel laureate. She remains the only person to win the most coveted prize in two different sciences. This is her story. FOR MORE

Marie Curie, Nobel Prize Winner in Two Different Fields

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