• steeznson@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Could also add Marie Curie in there. I didn’t realise until recently that there is a lot of controversy over France “claiming her achievements” since she was born and educated in Poland.

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      3 months ago

      I think you missed the point of the list. See the third line? “Too bad a man was given all the credit.” The France/Poland thing isn’t related.

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        3 months ago

        I thought her husband took a lot of the credit at the time. Might be mistaken about that though.

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          3 months ago

          While she shared her first Nobel prize with her husband, her second was all hers. I’d argue she’s much more recognizable and celebrated today than Pierre. I can’t say the same when they were living but at least it’s nice that we got that part right