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Marie Curie discovered radioactivity. In fact, she coined the word radioactivity. She also discovered two radioactive elements, radium and polonium.

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No, she discovered it! That is in the sense that she did the groundbreaking work in the early days of radioactivity being discovered.

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Radium was discovered in 1898 by Marie Skłodowska-Curie, Pierre Curie, and Gustave Bémont.

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Radium was discovered by Marie Curie, Pierre Curie and G. Bemont also in 1898.

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Who did Mary Curie work with?

Marie Curie did her studies of radioactivity with her husband Pierre Curie and with their associate Henri Becquerel.


Why was polonium discovered?

Polonium was discovered in 1898 by Marie Curie and Pierre Curie; Pierre and Marie Curie were interested by the new phenomenon of radioactivity.


Who are pioneers in the field of radiation?

Marie and Pierre Curie


Radioactivity was discovered by Albert Einstein.?

No, it was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie. Other scientists also contributed, such as Henri Bequerel. (Bequerel is the S.I unit for radioactivity). No, Marie Curie discovered and named radioactivity. Sadly her research into radiation caused her death.


Marie's husband and partner was curie?

Marie Curie's husband and partner was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre Curie are best known for their work in the study of radioactivity. They discovered the elements radium and polonium, in 1898.


Who are people behind the discovered of radioactivity?

Pierre and Marie Curie were the first people to discover radioactivity.


What woman won the nobel prize for science in 1903 for discovering radioactivity?

Marie Curie (although she did not 'discover radioactivity'; that was Becquerel)


Who was Pierre curie?

Pierre Curie was a famous scientist that was a pioneer in piezoelectricity and a professor at the Sorbonne in Paris. He married Marie Curie and together the were early researchers in radioactivity. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in radioactivity.


What scientists were not involved in the discovery of radioactivity?

Any scientists who were NOT Marie and Pierre Curie.


Henri becquerel discovered radium and polonium?

Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie and Pierre Curie in 1898. Radium was discovered by Marie Curie, Pierre Curie and G. Bemont also in 1898. Studying residues of uranium ores Marie Curie and Pierre Curie found that these residues are more radioactive than uranium; they attributed this radioactivity to unknown elements. They isolated these elements and named these elements polonium and radium.


What did Becquerel and Mr and Mrs Curie discover?

Henri Becquerel discovered the natural radioactivity on uranium.Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie and Pierre Curie in 1898.Radium was discovered by Marie Curie, Pierre Curie and G. Bemont also in 1898. Studying residues of uranium ores Marie Curie and Pierre Curie found that these residues are more radioactive than uranium; they attributed this radioactivity to unknown elements. They isolated these elements and named these elements polonium and radium.


How did curium get its name?

Curium was named after Marie and Pierre Curie. The element was not discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie, but Curium is radioactive and Marie and Pierre Curie were well known for their pioneering work regarding radioactivity.