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New York names Manhattan street corner after pioneering Polish scientist

Eric Kliszcz
 11.11.2026, 11:21
Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a renowned Polish-French physicist and chemist. Photo: Jule Menin via X / Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons
Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a renowned Polish-French physicist and chemist. Photo: Jule Menin via X / Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

Marie Skłodowska-Curie was the first person to be awarded two Nobel Prizes.