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First and only person in history to win a Nobel Peace Prize in both physics and chemistry.

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Discovered a new radioactive element which was named radium, after radius, the Latin word for rays.

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In July 1898, it was discovered that bismuth contained a previously undiscovered radioactive element that they named polonium, after their native country, Poland.

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When Wold War I broke out, they organized a fleet of portable X-ray machines for doctors to use on the front.

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Worked with Henri Becquerel and won a Nobel Peace Prize with him in 1903.

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Daughter, Irene, was a scientist and won a Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry as well.

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Competent meteorologist and instrument maker.

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Died in 1934 from leukemia caused by exposure to high-energy radiation from their research.

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At age 23, he considered studying law or medicine, but decided against it, because he was a Christian.