Tracing the history of Poland's intelligentsia social stratum shows it to have constantly undergone institutional, social, ideological, and political crises.
There has only been one occasion in the history of the Nobel Prize when a mother and daughter were awarded a total of three prizes. This feat was achieved by Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Irene Curie-Joliot.
Do tej pory tylko raz w historii zdarzyło się, aby matka i córka były laureatkami aż trzech nagród noblowskich. Sukces ten był udziałem Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie i Ireny Joliot-Curie.