Marie Curie, a renowned scientist and Nobel Prize laureate, passed away on July 4, 1934, at the age of 66. Marie Salomea Skłodowska was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland. She would later achieve global fame by her adopted name, Marie Curie. She lived and studied in both Warsaw and Paris, where she conducted pioneering research in radioactivity and developed theories of the atom. In 1903, Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics, alongside her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, for their work on radiation. She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize. Two years later, Marie was the first woman to become a professor at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1911, she then received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of polonium and radium. During World War 1, Marie developed mobile radiography units to provide x-rays to the field hospitals. Marie passed away after a lengthy battle with aplastic anemia, likely caused by her exposure to radioactive material during research. Through her life’s work, Marie pioneered the study of radioactivity and revolutionized the field of chemistry. Her impact and legacy will continue to live on in the world of science today.