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Marie Curie was not originally nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics she won. The nominating committee only cited her husband, Pierre; Pierre wrote them a furious letter threatening to decline the award unless his wife was also recognized

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Marie Curie was not originally nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics she won. The nominating committee only cited her husband, Pierre; Pierre wrote them a furious letter threatening to decline the award unless his wife was also recognized
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Marie Curie was not originally nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics she won. The nominating committee only cited her husband, Pierre; Pierre wrote them a furious letter threatening to decline the award unless his wife was also recognized

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