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 Marie Curie,
along with her husband, Pierre, discovered the
elements polonium and radium in 1898. In 1903,
she became the first woman ever to win a Nobel
Prize (in Physics), and, in 1911, became the
first person ever to win a second Nobel Prize (in
Chemistry). |
 From
Alchemist to Apothecary With their
knowledge of inorganic acids and salts, as well
as of traditional herb cures, many alchemists
found themselves to be excellent apothecaries. |
 An Alembic
is a piece of equipment that is essential to the
distillation process. |
 Silicon (Si)
is the second most abundant element in the
Earth's crust, after oxygen. It is a principal
ingredient in glass and many electronic
components. |
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