Adams Morgan in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Maria Skłodowska Curie

1867 - 1934

— Academy of Superheroes —

Maria Skłodowska Curie Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), circa December 30, 2022

1. Maria Skłodowska Curie Marker

Inscription.
At the age of 36, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the study of radioactivity (1903).

She won the Nobel Prize (1911) in Chemistry for the discovery of new elements - Polonium and Radium.

During World War I, she drove a truck with x-ray equipment and helped wounded soldiers.

Erected 2022 by Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C.; Nauka; "Science. I Like It" Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine • War, World I • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 55.477′ N, 77° 2.198′ W. Marker was in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in Adams Morgan. It was on 16th Street Northwest just south of Fuller Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 13 Fuller St NW, Washington DC 20009, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally,

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this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. within walking distance of this location: Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Ignacy Łukasiewicz (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Ballades (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Rudolf Weigl (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Henryk Arctowski (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Mikołaj Kopernik (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Scherzos (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Etudes (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Maria Czaplicka (was here,

Academy of Superheroes markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), circa December 30, 2022

2. Academy of Superheroes markers

next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Solidarność (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Colca Canyon w Peru - The deepest canyon in the world (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Wisława Szymborska (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Mazurkas (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Wanda Rutkiewicz (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Jacek Karpiński (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Polonaises (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.