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“Os físicos publicam sempre na íntegra os resultados das investigações feitas. Se a nossa descoberta é suscetível de futuro comercial, isso é obra do acaso e não nos deve interessar. Além de que o rádio vai servir para a cura de doentes… Parece-me errado procurar auferir vantagens. Seria contrário ao espírito científico.”

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Marie Curie
Marie Curie

Marie Curie was an outstanding physicist known for her pioneering work in the field of radioactivity. She discovered polonium and radium, for which she was awarded two Nobel Prizes. Madame Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different scientific fields. more

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