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arie klodowska urie discovered the mysterious element radium. It opened the door to deep changes in the way scientists think about matter and energy. She also led the way to a new era for medical knowledge and the treatment of diseases.

To read a short account of her life, Start Here        

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details and explanations, visit the Main Exhibit

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This exhibit brought to you by The Center for History of Physics
A Division of The American Institute of Physics

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Material on this site is copyright � 2000 - American Institute of Physics and Naomi Pasachoff and is based on the book Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity by Naomi Pasachoff, Oxford University Press, copyright � 1996 by Naomi Pasachoff.