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'''Marie Curie''' was a French-Polish physicist and chemist who was a pioneer in the field of radiation and [[radioactivity]].  Also, she was the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different fields.  Her husband, Pierre Curie, also studied radioactivity.  In addition to that he also was a pioneer in the fields of [[crystallography]], [[magnetism]] and [[piezoelectricity]].
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'''Marie Curie''' was a French-Polish physicist and chemist who was a pioneer in the field of radiation and [[radioactivity]].  Also, she was the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different fields, physics (1903) and chemistry (1911).  Her husband, Pierre Curie, also studied radioactivity.  In addition to that he also was a pioneer in the fields of [[crystallography]], [[magnetism]] and [[piezoelectricity]].
    
Marie Curie discovered two elements, previously unknown, both radioactive. One of them she named [[Polonium]] in honor of her native [[Poland]], the other, [[Radium]].
 
Marie Curie discovered two elements, previously unknown, both radioactive. One of them she named [[Polonium]] in honor of her native [[Poland]], the other, [[Radium]].
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