Marie Curie
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Marie Curie (1867 – 1934) Known for observe radioactivity, and basically generating a whole field of physics, Marie Curie (born as Skladowski) was strong in her ambitions. Arriving from Poland, then Curie moved to Paris and lived with her sister and her brother-in-law, and suffered through some very trying, ascetic conditions. She invested all her time, money and energy into her studies, and would often faint from both lack of food and her reluctance to eat while lost in her books. After graduating from the Sorbonne, Skladowska was searching for sufficient lab space to conduct experiments when a friend suggested she get in touch with Pierre Curie, whom she later married and collaborated with.
