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Marie Curie: The Mother of Radioactivity

Marie Curie: The Mother of Radioactivity

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Polonium for Poland and Radium for the rays. Marie Curie was a Pole and scientist through and through. But as a woman in the early 20th century, her contributions in discovering two elements nearly went unknown. 

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Marie Curie: The Mother of Radioactivity

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