because women were not able to attend university in poland in the 19 century , Marie sklodowska left poland to study at afrench university in 1891.Now khown by the french name maria , she worked hard in the laboratory , catching the attention of piere Curie , the loboratory director.marie and pierre married in 1895.although they were very poor , they were both devoted to their research and to each other.in 1898 , the couple discovered the elements polonium and radium.They eventually won the noble pirze for physics in 1903 for the discoverey
Of radioactivity.when Pierre died in 1903 , marie honored his memory by continuing their work.In 1911 , marie curie won another noble prize , this time for chemistry.She was the first person to win the Nobel prize twice.