About Magazine Podcasts Events
Museum Hours

Digital Collections

Postage stamps

Turkish stamp commemorating Marie Curie

  • 1935-Apr-18

Rights

Public Domain

Download selected image

PDFFull-sized JPG986 x 1484px — 303 KBOriginal fileTIFF — 986 x 1484px — 4.2 MB
View
Public
Domain
PDF
Download PDF

Turkish stamp commemorating Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934). This stamp, issued in 1935, was the first stamp to honor the life and accomplishments of Curie, physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity research and who discovered the elements polonium and radium. Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win two Nobel Prizes, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two separate fields.

Place of creation
Format
Genre
Extent
  • 2.5 cm W x 4 cm H
Language
Subject
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
Digitization funder
  • Digitization supported by Robert and Jenna Sobeck at Othmer Library After Hours, April 9, 2025.

Institutional location

Department
Collection
Physical container
  • Box 2

View collection guide

Related Items

Cite as

“Turkish Stamp Commemorating Marie Curie,” April 18, 1935. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/exyldef.

  Export citation (RIS) ?

This citation is automatically generated and may contain errors.

The Science History Institute recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful, containing racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, or homophobic language or depictions. The history of science is not exempt from beliefs or practices harmful to traditionally marginalized groups. The Institute is engaged in ongoing efforts to responsibly present and address the evidence of oppression and injustice inextricable from the history of science. If you would like to learn more about our ongoing efforts or if you encounter harmful, inaccurate, or insufficient descriptions, please contact us at digital@sciencehistory.org.