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It is not a surprise that when one is asked to think of a woman scientist, Marie Curie often comes to mind (Ogilvie, 2004). Not only was she a female scientist but also her scientific accomplishments made her as famous as any scientist, male or female, past or present. Marie Curie received her first Nobel Award in Physics with Henri Becquerel and Pierre Curie in 1903, only three years after the inauguration of the Nobel Award. Eight years later, she received her second Nobel, a solo award in Chemistry.
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Chiu, Mh., Wang, N.Y. (2011). Marie Curie and Science Education. In: Chiu, MH., Gilmer, P.J., Treagust, D.F. (eds) Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-719-6_2
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