Marie Curie Marie Curie's discoveries in radiation changed the world.
She became one of the most important women in science and her research is still important to scientists and doctors today.
She became the first person — male or female — to win the Nobel Prize twice.
And Marie's discovery of the element radium helped unlock the mysteries of the atom.
Yet, she came from the most unlikely of circumstances.
Marie Curie showed us that through hard work and determination, anything is possible.
So, in this week's Biographics, we meet Marie Curie, scientific pioneer.
It was like a new world opened to me, the world of science.
Maria Salomee Sklodowska was born on November 7th, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland.
She was the fifth child born to Vladislav and Bronislawa Sklodowska, who were both teachers.
