Marie Curie
"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas." ------------------------------- Known for: Being the first woman to ever win a Nobel Prize Being the first person to ever win two Nobel Prizes (Physics and Chemistry) Being the only person with a Nobel in two different fields (Physics and Chemistry). Being a pioneer in the investigation of radioactivity. ------------------------------- Maria Salomea Skłodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland (while it still was a Russian territory) on November 7, 1867. Her parents were teachers, and she had one older brother, Józef, and three older sisters, Zosia, Bronya and Hela. From her early years, she was seen as bright and curious young lady. at the age of 16 she won a gold medal on completion of her secondary education at the Russian lycée. Even though she was a brilliant student, she could not attend the University of Warsaw, because it was only for men. Instead, she took place in a clandestine univ