She died of Aplastic anemia a disease when the white blood cells attack the bone marrow this can happen from exposure of radiation. Marie curie found radioactivity polonium and radium.
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Marie Curie (1867-1934) was instrumental in the physics of radioactivity. She won two Nobel Prizes, the only person honored as such in two science categories. She was also a professor at the...
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Marie Curie was a scientist who discovered two elements, polonium (named after Poland, her native country) and radium (with the help of her husband, Pierre). This took place in France in 1898. Marie...