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A reference guide to history's great figures by name, era, field and region. Pick a figure and trace their life and legacy.

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Marie CuriePhysicist · Chemist

Era: Modern
Years: 1867–1934
Catalog no.: 003

Marie Curie

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Marie Curie

1867–1934 · Science

figures: 769
fields: 13
curated routes: 3

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figures: 769
fields: 13
curated routes: 3

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01The Early Modern WorldLives amid exploration, war and the Renaissance, when states, religions, sciences and arts were being remade.166 figures
02Pioneers of ScienceScientists who changed how we see the world through observation, experiment, theory and technological imagination.30 figures
03The PolymathsMasters of many fields at once, crossing art, science, engineering and thought to expand the knowledge of their age.2 figures

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