: In 1995, she became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris.
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: Shared with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for their joint research on radiation phenomena. Marie CurieHD
: Awarded to her alone for the discovery and isolation of radium and polonium.
: Her research laid the groundwork for radiotherapy , using radiation to destroy diseased cells and treat tumors, which evolved into modern cancer treatment. : In 1995, she became the first woman
Curie died in 1934 from aplastic anemia, a condition almost certainly caused by her lifelong exposure to high levels of radiation. Her laboratory notebooks remain so radioactive today that they must be stored in lead-lined boxes.
: She proved that radiation was an atomic property rather than a result of molecular interactions, a "revolutionary" discovery that challenged existing beliefs that atoms were solid and indivisible. : Awarded to her alone for the discovery
: 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