Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
Marie Curie was one of the most important scientists in history, yet there is something unusual about her burial that still fascinates people today. More than sixty years after her death, when her body was moved to the Panthéon in Paris, experts discovered that her remains were still radioactive. Her coffin even had to be lined with lead to safely contain the radiation.
Marie Curie was one of the most important scientists in history, yet there is something unusual about her burial that still fascinates people today. More than sixty years after her death, when her body was moved to the Panthéon in Paris, experts discovered that her remains were still radioactive. Her coffin even had to be lined with lead to safely contain the radiation.
