Marie Curie

Marie Curie, or rather Marya Sklodowska, was born in Warsaw on

November 7, 1867. At the time, the Polish capital was occupied by the

Russians, who were seeking to weaken the local elite . Based on the value of experience and scientific reality, and applied to society, it was for many intellectuals the path of progress, it was to leave an indelible mark on Marya. Born into a family of teachers and brought up in an environment marked by a sense of duty and a lack of money, she led the most remarkable life. From the premature death of one of her sisters, and later of her mother, she drew the agnosticism that would later increase her faith in science. As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marya followed the dream of a scientific career, a career inconceivable for a woman at that time. But lack of funds meant she was forced to become a private tutor. She made huge financial sacrifices so that her sister Bronia could fulfill her wish of studying medicine in Paris, hopeing that the favor might be returned.

In 1891 Marya arrived in Paris. Ambitious and self-taught, she had but one obsession, to learn. She passed a physics degree with flying colors, and went on to sit a mathematics degree. It was then that a Polish friend introduced her to Pierre Curie, a young man. In 1895 Pierre Curie acknowledged for his work on crystallography and magnetism, became her husband. &nbs...