Marie Curie

It’s November 7, 1867 in Poland. Marya Sklodowska is born. She is the final child of five. Her mother, a secondary school teacher. Her father, a piano player. At this point in time, not one person has any idea what young Marya’s future would have in store for her. No one would have ever guessed that this little baby would someday grow up to be one of the world’s most influential thinkers of all time.

Growing up in Warsaw, the capital of Poland was quite an experience for Marya. Her and her family, located in Russian occupied Poland, were living in a very repressed society. In 1891, at age 24, Marya went to Paris to study mathematics, physics and chemistry at the Sorbonne. While studying there, she used the French version of her name; M...