Mathematician:Maria Salomea Curie

Mathematician

Polish-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity..

Nationality

Polish, naturalised French

History

• Born: 7 November 1867 in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
• Died: 4 July 1934 in Passy, Haute-Savoie, France

Theorems and Definitions

• Curie (unit of radioactivity)

Definitions of concepts named for Maria Salomea Curie can be found here.

Publications

• 1921: The Discovery of Radium

Also known as

Her name at birth: Maria Salomea Skłodowska. She adopted Curie on marriage.

Sometimes seen as Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie.