# Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize (1911)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1911-marie-curie-s-second-nobel-prize
Location: Stockholm

Marie Skłodowska-Curie received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of polonium and radium, having shared the 1903 Physics prize. She was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. Within the broader Partitioned Poland period: Without a state, Poles preserved their nation through uprisings, emigration, Romantic literature, 'organic work' and modern political movements, while facing Russification and Germanisation. At this point in the timeline (1911), the governing authority was Nicholas II (King of Poland (Tsar of Russia)). Last tsar; Russian control of the Kingdom of Poland ended when Warsaw fell to German forces in August 1915. Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize mattered because it placed Polish scholars and scientists at the forefront of human knowledge. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize mattered because it placed Polish scholars and scientists at the forefront of human knowledge.

Ruler at the time: [Nicholas II](https://poland-history.com/rulers/nicholas-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Marie Curie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Marie+Curie%27s+second+Nobel+Prize)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland (1795–1918) (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1795%E2%80%931918))