How many Nobel Prizes did Marie Curie win?
Answer
Two
Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes. She shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for their research into radioactivity, then received the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering polonium and radium and investigating radium's properties.
These awards made Curie the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. Her 1903 Physics Prize was initially proposed mainly for Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, but Pierre insisted that Marie's contributions be recognised too.
The two prizes were awarded eight years apart and covered distinct achievements. The Physics Prize honoured work on radiation phenomena, while the Chemistry Prize recognised Curie's isolation and study of radioactive elements. She remains one of only a small number of people to win multiple Nobel Prizes.