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Marie Curie is famous for her groundbreaking research on radioactivity, a term she coined, and for being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, shared with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, and later won a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium. Curie's work laid the foundation for advancements in medical treatments and nuclear physics, and she remains an iconic figure in science and women's contributions to it.

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