Iréne Joliot-Curie was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for synthesis of new radioactive elements. The prize was shared jointly with her husband Jean Frédéric Joliot.
Iréne Joliot-Curie
From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com
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