“I have to keep going, as there are always people on my track…”

“I have to keep going, as there are always people on my track. I have to publish my present work as rapidly as possible in order to keep in the race. The best sprinters in this road of investigation are Becquerel and the Curies...”

— Marie Curie

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Title: Wikiquote: Marie Curie
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Today in science history(September 19,2026)

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Curie, Marie. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Marie Curie. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

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