957

submitted 2 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

79 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I thought her husband took a lot of the credit at the time. Might be mistaken about that though.

[-] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 months ago

At first the committee had intended to honour only Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, but a committee member and advocate for women scientists, Swedish mathematician Magnus Gösta Mittag-Leffler, alerted Pierre to the situation, and after his complaint, Marie's name was added to the nomination. Marie Curie was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

[-] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

While she shared her first Nobel prize with her husband, her second was all hers. I'd argue she's much more recognizable and celebrated today than Pierre. I can't say the same when they were living but at least it's nice that we got that part right