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Polish-born French physicist (1867–1934), she and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium, in 1898. In 1911 she won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died of leukemia brought about by her work with radioactive material. Marie Curie's personal calling card, 3.5 x 2, elegantly engraved with her name in a simple, cursive script: "Madame P. Curie, Professeur a la Faculté des Sciences," with holograph addition below, "avec tous ses remerciements." In very fine condition.
