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Definition of Marie Curie

1. Noun. French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934).

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Literary usage of Marie Curie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the National Institute of Social Sciences by Lillie Hamilton French (1921)
"THE MEDAL TO MADAME Marie Curie REMARKS BY HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN, LL. ... REPLY OF MADAME Marie Curie I am grateful to the National Institute of Social ..."

2. The Affairs of Women: A Modern Miscellany by Colin Bingham (2006)
"Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not ... In November 1906 Marie Curie became the first woman professor at the Sorbonne. ..."

3. Nuclear Production of Hydrogen: First Information Exchange Meeting, Paris by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"Taking advantage of the 100th year since Marie Curie discovered polonium and radium (the basis for the first Nobel Prize awarded to a female) captured this ..."

4. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 4 by Kathleen McFarren (2003)
"Marie Curie was born in 1867. She lived in Warsaw, Poland. ... Marie Curie wanted to become a scientist. Women were not allowed to go to college in Warsaw. ..."

5. Daily Paragraph Editing: Student Practice Books by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"She also studied with other woman at a secret school. MONDAY WEEK 15 When marie curie was 2M- she went to pan's france to attend college she ..."

6. Readers' Theater by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Evan-Moor, Michael Ryall, Don Robison (2003)
"The first one I'd like to introduce to you is Marie Curie. Gino: Who's that? ... Curie: My name is Marie Curie. I discovered radium in the early 1900s. ..."

7. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"But does anyone write “Marie Curie invented radium” or “Edison discovered the phonograph”? Probably not, unless the writer is trying for humor from ..."

8. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"Marie Curie (1867—1934): Chemist (and physicist) who discovered two new chemicals (radium and polonium). She was the wife of a famous French chemist and ..."

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