On November 7, 1867, Maria Skłodowska—a woman who changes the scientific world forever—is born in Poland. With a natural talent for mathematics, she graduates high school at the age of fifteen! Soon after, she graduates from Paris University and gets married, taking the name Marie Curie. Her work as a female scientist, in addition to her Nobel prize achievements, continue to inspire the world today. The Great Minds series introduces young children to the greatest scientists of all time. This edition: Marie Curie, the female pioneer in the study of radioactivity. For researchers ages 9 years and up.