Science History

A puzzling code, thought not nearly as puzzling as the world these individuals discovered.

You'll probably need to search for the profiles of these people.

This puzzle requires historical knowledge to solve. Reveal Hint
You need to recognize all the people. The code relates to information about them. Reveal Hint
The ? person is Marie Curie. Reveal Hint
The code is related to their death. Reveal Hint
The number is the year of their death and the letters the alphabetically sorted letters of their city of death. Reveal Hint

📖 external-knowledge deconstruction Reveal Tags

What is the code?

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