46K views · 2.4K reactions | Marie Sklodowska Curie discovered polonium in an experiment conducted #OnThisDay in 1898. Watch the story behind the discovery of polonium - as well as radium, which was also discovered the same year. | Nobel Prize | Facebook

We're celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Let's look back on the life of Marie Skłodowska Curie: a Nobel Laureate who dedicated her life to science. She was a woman of many firsts: the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first person to be awarded the prize twice and still the only person to receive the prize in two different scientific fields. #WomenInScience | Nobel Prize

Marie Curie, née Sklodowska, is the only individual to have been awarded Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories: 1903 in Physics and 1911 in Chemistry. Who will be awarded in 2017? Join in on the #NobelPrize announcements! Physics is coming up on 3 October and Chemistry on 4 October. Q&A on Marie Curie at nobelprize.org: goo.gl/amKvTu | Nobel Prize