46K views · 2.4K reactions | Marie Sklodowska Curie discovered polonium in an experiment conducted #OnThisDay in 1898. Watch the story behind the discovery of polonium - as well as radium, which was also discovered the same year. | Nobel Prize | Facebook

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

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

Marie Curie attended a secret university: This is Marie Curie, the mother of modern physics and the first woman ever to win not one, but two, Nobel prizes. Her work led to the discovery of polonium and radium, however, her research came at a cost. Curie was constantly exposed to ionizing radiation, and the effects of this exposure would eventually lead to her death from aplastic anemia. Even today, over a century after her death, Marie Curie's belongings, including her laboratory notes, furnitur