Marie Curie's contribution to physics was immense, not only in her own work, the importance of which was demonstrated by her Nobel Prizes, but because of her influence on future generations of nuclear physicists and chemists.
Based on the results of this research, Marie Curie received her Doctorate of Science, and in 1903 Marie and Pierre shared with Becquerel the Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of radioactivity.
With her husband, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel, she was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics, and was then sole winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie is probably the most famous woman scientist who has ever lived. Born Maria Sklodowska in Poland in 1867, she is famous for her work on radioactivity, and was twice a winner of the Nobel Prize.
Why [Lizzy] Hawker continues to push herself to extremes is hard for some to understand. Most ultra races, like the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, offer no prize money .... Injury is endemic and suffering is part of the pursuit.
Why [Lizzy] Hawker continues to push herself to extremes is hard for some to understand. Most ultra races, like the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, offer no prize money .... Injury is endemic and suffering is part of the pursuit.
Why [Lizzy] Hawker continues to push herself to extremes is hard for some to understand. Most ultra races, like the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, offer no prize money .... Injury is endemic and suffering is part of the pursuit.
The jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. The committee praised Mr Liu for his long and non-violent struggle for human rights in China.
The jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. The committee praised Mr Liu for his long and non-violent struggle for human rights in China.
Henry Alfred Kissinger is a German-born American political scientist, diplomat, and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Two Russian-born scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics for groundbreaking experiments with a carbon that is vital for faster computers and transparent touch screens.
Inspired by a gauntlet thrown down by the X Prize Foundation, and a million dollar incentive, the Illinois-based company Elastec has developed a revolutionary oil skimmer.
Inspired by a gauntlet thrown down by the X Prize Foundation, and a million dollar incentive, the Illinois-based company Elastec has developed a revolutionary oil skimmer.
There may be some evolutionary logic to overconfidence, at least when the prize outweighs the cost, as false bravado can often make an opponent back down.
There may be some evolutionary logic to overconfidence, at least when the prize outweighs the cost, as false bravado can often make an opponent back down.
Israeli scientist Daniel Schectman has won the Nobel prize for chemistry for his discovery of quasicrystals, an unexpected state of matter with unique and resilient atomic structures.
A Taiwanese woman took a sizable bite out of Taiwan's mosquito population, and won a $3,000 cash prize, by catching around 4 million of the bloodsuckers in just one month.
Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Literature Prize. During the ceremony the Swedish Academy hailed "his cartography of structures of power" and "trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt and defeat."
Prizefighter returns on May 29 with Wayne McCullough among the entrants. A successful night brings in ?32,000 top prize and can revitalize a fighter’s career.
Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Literature Prize. During the ceremony the Swedish Academy hailed "his cartography of structures of power" and "trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt and defeat."
Laureates of the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize developed a theory that helps explain why many people can remain unemployed despite a large number of job vacancies.