Marie Curiehd Now

: She founded research centers in Paris (1920) and Warsaw (1932) that remain global leaders in medical research and cancer treatment today. Nobel Prizes and Honors

: Working with her husband, Pierre Curie, she discovered two new radioactive elements in 1898: polonium (named after her native Poland) and radium . Marie CurieHD

: Awarded to her alone for the discovery and isolation of radium and polonium. : She founded research centers in Paris (1920)

: Shared with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for their joint research on radiation phenomena. Marie CurieHD

: In 1995, she became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris.