<p>Marie Sklodowska Curie (7 November 1867 &ndash; 4 July 1934) was one of the greatest scientific minds that brought a fundamental contribution in science opening the door to the understanding/knowledge of the structure of the atom in the 20^th century. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Marie Sklodowska Curie&rsquo;s hypothesis that the spontaneous emission of powerful rays by some chemical elements, emission that she called <em>radioactivity</em>, is an atomic property of those elements, transformed forever how man would view the atom.</p><p>Marie Sklodowska Curie is best known for her pioneering research of uranium element, developing the theory of radioactivity, devising isotope isolation/purification methods and for the discovery of chemical elements radium and polonium.</p><p>Marie Sklodowska Curie&rsquo;s entire life&rsquo;s work is the story of the passion</p><p>to discover scientific truth for the betterment of mankind.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Irina Rabeja - MEE DCSc WorldWho&rsquo;sWho</p><p>&nbsp;</p>