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Who was the first woman to win a Noble Prize and remains the only person to win Noble Prize in two different scientific fields?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Dorothy Crewfoot Hodgkin
  2. Barbara McClintock
  3. Marie Curie
  4. Rosalind Franklin

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Marie Curie

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C. Marie Curie šŸ“š Explanation: Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, receiving her first in Physics in 1903. She later won a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her work on radioactivity. She remains the only individual in history to win the prize in two different sciences. Her groundbreaking research paved the way for modern developments in medicine and physics.