Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and eventually she won two of them. She discovered two elements called Polonium and Radium. She introduced the first treatments for neoplasms. (New and abnormal growth of tissue in some area of the body. Also a sign of cancer.) She introduced the term radioactivity, and developed a theory towards it.
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Polonium...This was one of two elements that Marie Curie discovered. It was later added to the periodic table.
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Radium...This is the second of two elements that Marie Curie discovered. It was later added to the periodic table.
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