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      Madame Maria Sklodowska-Curie – brilliant scientist, humanitarian, humble hero: Poland's gift to the World

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      , MD, FACR 1 , 2 , 3 ,
      Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
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      Maria Sklodowska-Curie, brachytherapy, radium, history

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          In 1911, when the Nobel Foundation awarded its coveted Chemistry Prize to a 44 year old Polish born woman, it is likely they may not have expected the action ever duplicated in the more than 100 years that followed. In fact, it was the second Nobel Prize in the sciences awarded to Maria Sklodowska-Curie, whom the world would come to admire, know, and love as Madame Curie. In a time of science dominated by men, the diminutive in size but larger-than-life Curie would become the first women to be awarded the prize. To this date, she remains the only person in history to win two Nobel prizes in two different science fields, and only one of four persons to win more than one. In total, Mme. Curie and her immediate family would be awarded five Nobel prizes. As astonishing as these facts may be, Mme. Curie did not seek fame nor did she seek self aggrandizement. Her whole life was one of service to humanity, an indefatigable work ethic, and humility.

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                Journal
                J Contemp Brachytherapy
                J Contemp Brachytherapy
                JCB
                Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
                Termedia Publishing House
                1689-832X
                2081-2841
                10 September 2014
                October 2014
                : 6
                : 3
                : 297-299
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA
                [2 ]Drexel University College of Medicine, Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh, USA
                [3 ]Temple University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh Campus, Pittsburgh, USA
                Author notes
                Address for correspondence: Mark Trombetta, MD, FACR, Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA. phone: +1 412-359-3400. fax: +1 412-359-3981. e-mail: mtrombet@ 123456wpahs.org
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                10.5114/jcb.2014.45133
                4200180
                8c5b7fc2-373b-4422-ba34-5e6ec8d3c7f6
                Copyright © 2014 Termedia

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                : 08 May 2014
                : 08 July 2014
                : 30 September 2014
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                Oncology & Radiotherapy
                maria sklodowska-curie,brachytherapy,radium,history
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