Marie Curiehd ★ <SAFE>

: Shared with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for their joint research on radiation phenomena.

: During World War I, she developed a fleet of mobile X-ray units known as "Little Curies" ( petites Curies ). She personally trained 150 women to operate them, allowing battlefield surgeons to locate shrapnel and save lives. Marie CurieHD

: Her research laid the groundwork for radiotherapy , using radiation to destroy diseased cells and treat tumors, which evolved into modern cancer treatment. : Shared with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel

: In 1910, after years of processing tons of ore, she successfully isolated pure metallic radium, an achievement that earned her the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Medical and Humanitarian Impact : Her research laid the groundwork for radiotherapy

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.

: In 1995, she became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris.