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Which came first: the birth of Marie Curie or the telephone?
The birth of Marie Curie came first, in 1867. The telephone followed 9 years later, in 1876 (patented).
- First1867
The birth of Marie Curie
person · bornMarie Curie, born in 1867, was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
- Second1876
The telephone
invention · patentedBell's telephone patent was granted on 7 March 1876; his famous first call came three days later.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.