"I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy." ā Marie Curie From Marie Curie Physicist Added on 1/31/2026 About Marie Curie Marie Curie was a Polish-born French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. She won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry and helped establish modern radiological science. Born: 1867-11-07 Died: 1934-07-04 View all quotes from Marie Curie