Marie Sklodowska Curie Polish-French Chemist (1867-1934) Marie Sklodowska Curie was born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. Her father was a physics teacher and her mother was a principal at a girls school in Warsaw. She had three sisters(Sofia, Helena, Bronislawa) and a brother Joseph. Marie, ever since her earliest years, was interested in reading and physics since her father was a physics teacher. After finishing high school, Marie went on to Paris because of …showed first 75 words of 749 total…

…showed last 75 words of 749 total…radioactivity(founded in 1912), to become one of the foremost research centers in the world. I chose to write about Marie Sklodowska Curie because throughout her life she worked towards enhancing the human society’s knowledge of radioactivity. Another reason why I took it upon myself to write about her is because Marie Sklodowska Curie pioneered a field of work that was male dominated. She was also the first person to be awarded two Nobel Prizes.