In June 1903, Marie had defended her doctoral thesis, and the examination committee stated their belief which represented the greatest scientific contribution ever made in a doctoral thesis. In November 1903, the Royal Society of London[1] presented the Curies with the Davy Medal for the most important discovery of the year in Chemistry. While Pierre was in London accepting this award[2], Marie received word Pierre had been named the winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Henri…

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