Marie Curie November 17 1867July 4 1934 was a PolishFrench physicist and chemist A pioneer in the study of radioactivity Madame Curie ventured to discover the X in Xrays In addition to being the first female professor at the Sorbonne Marie Curie was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize for discovering the elements radium and polonium and was the first twotime Nobel laureate Teach passionate resolve determination and how to overcome challenges with this 30minute animated educational DVD about Marie Curie Source Nest Family Learning