71K views · 2.9K reactions | How much do you know about Marie Curie? Curie dedicated her life to science. She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first person to be awarded twice and is still the only person to receive the prize in two different scientific fields. Curie died #OnThisDay in 1934. | Nobel Prize | Facebook

Marie Sklodowska Curie discovered polonium in an experiment conducted in 1898. Watch the story behind the discovery of polonium, as well as radium, which was also discovered the same year. #NobelPrize | Nobel Prize

CELEBRATING MARIE CURIE’s 149th BIRTHDAY! #OnThisDay 7 November 1867, Marie Curie was born. She dedicated her life to science, became the first ever female Nobel Laureate as well as the first female professor at the Université Paris-Sorbonne. Marie Curie is still the only individual who has been awarded two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields, Physics and Chemistry. Learn more about Marie Curie: goo.gl/i1Ll8A Music: Epidemic Sound. | Nobel Prize

642K views · 6.6K reactions | Marie Curie, née Sklodowska, is the only individual to have been awarded Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories: 1903 in Physics and 1911 in Chemistry. Who will be awarded in 2017? Join in on the #NobelPrize announcements! Physics is coming up on 3 October and Chemistry on 4 October. Q&A on Marie Curie at nobelprize.org: goo.gl/amKvTu | Nobel Prize | Facebook