Though Marie Curie's discovery of radium broke barriers and advanced science, it wasn't all positive. In fact, it ultimately led to her undoing.

Marie Sklodowska ... in the University of Paris, and in 1909 s he was promoted to the professorship of general physics, as successor to her lately deceased husband, Prof. Pierre Curie, to whom ...

Her pursuit of knowledge, evidenced by her journey to Paris and her relentless academic endeavors at Sorbonne University ... soldiers. Marie’s partnership with Pierre Curie was not just marital ...

She was the first woman in France to earn a Ph.D. and then the first woman professor at the Sorbonne University. Originally from Poland ... It was really a lovely sight and one always new to us." ...

One woman, Marie Curie ... not allowed to go to university, so her parents had to send her in secret. She later moved to Paris to study. Marie married another scientist, Pierre.