Marie Curie was a pioneering physicist and chemist best known for her groundbreaking research on radioactivity. Born in Poland in 1867, she moved to France and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize—and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences: Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911). Along with her husband Pierre Curie, she discovered the elements polonium and radium. Her work laid the foundation for modern nuclear science and medical treatments using radiation. Despite facing immense gender-based barriers, she became a symbol of perseverance, intellect, and scientific dedication, ultimately sacrificing her health for her research