31 December - Marie Curie received her 2nd Nobel Prize in 1911

 

Marie Curie did not receive her second Nobel Prize on December 31, 1911. However, a significant event related to Marie Curie did occur in 1911. In 1911, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium, making her the first person to receive Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.

Marie Curie had previously received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, which she shared with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for their joint research on the radiation phenomena.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 recognized Marie Curie's groundbreaking work in isolating radium and polonium and her investigation of their properties. Her contributions to the field of chemistry were instrumental in advancing the understanding of radioactivity.

Marie Curie remains the only individual to have received Nobel Prizes in two different scientific disciplines.