Marie Curie
1867–1934 — Poland/France
Era: Modern
Brilliance: 10/10 | Stewardship: 9/10 | Composite Index: 90
She refused to patent the process that killed her.
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."
Biography
First woman to win a Nobel, only person to win in two different sciences. Coined 'radioactivity,' discovered polonium and radium. Drove mobile Xray units to WWI battlefields. Refused to patent radium isolation. Her notebooks remain radioactive — stored in leadlined boxes.
Key Facts
- Only person to win Nobels in two different sciences
- Refused to patent radium isolation
- Drove X-ray units to WWI battlefields
- Notebooks still radioactive, stored in lead boxes
- Discovered polonium and radium
Her notebooks will kill you for another 1,500 years.
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