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Copernicus statue in Warsaw.jpg
The statue of Copernicus stand amidst the rubble of post-war Warsaw, with two boys sitting on its pedestal. Symbol of Poland's / scientific establishment's fame and resilience.

american scientists.jpg
Illustrating an article entitled "American Scientists Visit Poland," the image / text was authored by Dr. Bronislaw Zawadzki, Assistant Professor of Physiology at the Medical School of Warsaw University. The trip was sponsored by UNRRA and arranged…

Marie Curie Institute.jpg
Marie Curie, with friends family, and governmental support, was able to set up the Radium Institute in Warsaw. "A prominent group of American women, close friends of Madame Curie and devoted to the cause of America's fight against cancer, donated one…

Kopernikus,_Nikolaus_Epitaph_Thorn.jpg
Nicholas Copernicus is heavily featured in Polish history of science and medicine, his greatest contribution is arguably formulating the hypothesis that the earth revolves around the sun.

Mariecurie.jpg
Marie Curie was a famed Polish-born, French-naturalized scientist who studied radiology and was awarded two Nobel Prizes for her work on radium and for the discovery of two elements, radium and polonium (named after Poland). She contributed, and…
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