Maria Curie

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Radium_Institute
gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:born November 7, 1867
gptkbp:burialPlace Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery
gptkbp:campusFacilities gptkb:Curie_Institute
gptkbp:children gptkb:Irène_Joliot-Curie
Ève Curie
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspiration for future generations of scientists
symbol of women's empowerment in science
namesake of various institutions and awards
subject of numerous biographies and films
gptkbp:died July 4, 1934
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:famousFor first woman to win a Nobel Prize
only_person_to_win_Nobel_Prizes_in_two_different_sciences
gptkbp:famousQuote “I am among those who think that science has great beauty.”
“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.”
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.”
gptkbp:field chemistry
physics
gptkbp:fullName Maria Skłodowska Curie
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Foreign_Member_of_the_Royal_Society
Honorary_Member_of_the_French_Academy_of_Sciences
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maria Curie
gptkbp:influence women in science
gptkbp:influenced scientific research
gptkbp:influenceOn nuclear medicine
radiation therapy
medical applications of radioactivity
education for women in science
scientific community's view on women scientists
gptkbp:inventor mobile radiography units
techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes
gptkbp:knownFor radioactivity
gptkbp:legacy pioneering research in radioactivity
gptkbp:nationality French
Polish
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Irène_Joliot-Curie
gptkbp:releaseYear radium
polonium
gptkbp:researchContribution advancements in cancer treatment
development of X-ray machines
founding of the field of radioactivity
study of radioactive decay
understanding of radiation's effects on health
gptkbp:researchField nuclear physics
radiochemistry
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Pierre_Curie