Irene Joliot-Curie

Sci-Illustrate
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7 min readSep 18, 2019

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A French radiochemist, a battlefield radiologist, feminist and pacifist. Irene was awarded — jointly with her husband — the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity, which revolutionised modern physics and medicine.

Irene Joliot-Curie — Sci-Illustrate Stories

Featuring artwork & words by Dr. Eleonora Adami, Sci-Illustrate Stories. Set in motion by Dr. Radhika Patnala.

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Sci-Illustrate
Sci-Illustrate Stories

Passion for science and art coming together in beautiful harmony to tell stories that inspire us