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This scientist lost a seat in the French Academy of Sciences, and was then accused of adultery with a pupil… this after years of back-breaking work over a gigantic vat of pitchblende. The first recipient of two Nobel Prizes -- for 10 points -- name this scientist, the co‑discoverer of polonium and radium, who shared her first Nobel Prize with her husband Pierre.
This scientist lost a seat in the French Academy of Sciences, and was then accused of adultery with a pupil… this after years of back-breaking work over a gigantic vat of pitchblende.