Post AV2nXGkFUSqmPq4JJQ by Bioalchemy13@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #AV2nXFc3hQhku9EFuK by Bioalchemy13@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-04-26T12:38:14Z
       
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       Marie Curie: “Born in Russian-controlled Warsaw… she was fiercely proud of her Polish identity. She spoke, read, and taught Polish… doing so was illegal and could mean getting shipped off to Siberia. At the time, Russian authorities banned women from attending university, but that didn’t stop Curie. After earning her Ph.D. in Paris, she became the first person, male or female, to receive two Nobel prizes, first in 1903 for physics and in 1911 for chemistry.” Atlas Obscura Link in discussion.
       
 (DIR) Post #AV2nXGTaUPWTaAH0LI by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-04-26T12:42:20Z
       
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       @Bioalchemy13 The Nobel Prize Commitee initially proposed to award the 1903 prize to Henri Becquerel and Pierre Curie, both of whom protested, and essentially refused to accept unless Madame Curie were included in the award.
       
 (DIR) Post #AV2nXGkFUSqmPq4JJQ by Bioalchemy13@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-04-26T12:38:47Z
       
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       https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fun-facts-about-marie-curie-paris