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: Her research laid the groundwork for radiotherapy , using radiation to destroy diseased cells and treat tumors, which evolved into modern cancer treatment.
: She founded research centers in Paris (1920) and Warsaw (1932) that remain global leaders in medical research and cancer treatment today. Nobel Prizes and Honors Marie CurieHD
Curie died in 1934 from aplastic anemia, a condition almost certainly caused by her lifelong exposure to high levels of radiation. Her laboratory notebooks remain so radioactive today that they must be stored in lead-lined boxes. : Her research laid the groundwork for radiotherapy
: During World War I, she developed a fleet of mobile X-ray units known as "Little Curies" ( petites Curies ). She personally trained 150 women to operate them, allowing battlefield surgeons to locate shrapnel and save lives. Her laboratory notebooks remain so radioactive today that
: Working with her husband, Pierre Curie, she discovered two new radioactive elements in 1898: polonium (named after her native Poland) and radium .
: Shared with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for their joint research on radiation phenomena.