Marie Curie (1867–1934) was a Polish–French physicist–chemist and scientist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. A winner of two Peace Prizes and the first and only woman to win in two fields, she discovered two elements, polonium and radium.
References
- In the 1987 Sesame Street book Monsters, Monsters!, she was spoofed as Madame Furry, a member of the Monster Hall of Fame.
- In the Farscape episode "Thank God It's Friday. Again.," John Crichton compares Aeryn Sun to Curie after she saved Rygel's life, saying, "I know, and we're all grateful that you did the Madame Curie thing." He clarifies that Curie was a scientist after realizing Aeryn doesn't know who she is.
- In Episode 4911 of Sesame Street, Grover helps Nina find a biography of Curie at the Sesame Street Library.
