Marya Sklodowska (Noun)
Meaning
French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Marie Curie, originally known as Marja Sklodowska, paved the way for female scientists worldwide through her groundbreaking work on radioactivity.
- In Poland, the native home of Marja Sklodowska, the birthday of this influential figure is a day of recognition and commemoration of scientific progress.
- After leaving her native Poland, Marja Sklodowska achieved greater success under her French alias Marie Curie in a new world of European research opportunities.
- This led the University of Paris to accept the groundbreaking and ultimately successful scientist, known back home as Marja Sklodowska, to further her work.
- The works and findings of renowned scientist Marja Sklodowska paved the way for the acceptance of women in male-dominated scientific environments at the time.