In the late 19th century, a young Polish-born physicist named Marie Curie was working at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She was researching radioactivity, a relatively new field at the time, and was determined to uncover its secrets. Along with her husband Pierre Curie, Marie began to study pitchblende, a mineral found in uranium ore, in search of a new element.Their research led them to isolate t...More