Women first! Not only was she the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize but she was also one of the first women in the world to get a driving license – and for trucks too! Moreover, Marie Skłodowska-Curie was the first woman to become a professor at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Did you know that…
– The biography of Skłodowska-Curie is required reading in Japanese schools?
– Not only Maria, but also her daughter Irene received the Nobel Prize?
– Albert Einstein claimed that he owed his scientific career to Maria?

Today, the great Pole – Maria Skłodowska-Curie would celebrate her 156th birthday. We can say with no doubt that it is she who inspires the women of today to follow a scientific career. And who else inspired Karina Wojciechowska, our researcher?

„10 years ago I was at the ELTE conference, where I saw Anna Szerling and her scientific achievements. I remember that she made a huge impression on me. I saw extraordinary female strength, ambition, and determination in her, which impressed me very much,” Karina Wojciechowska told us. If you want to learn more about Karina’s research project, go to lnkd.in/gny2qtiP [IN POLISH, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS USE GOOGLE TRANSLATOR 😉]

Do you want to know more interesting stories about Polish scientists and inventors? In Krakow you can visit the open-air exhibition “Polish Inventors Past and Present.” We invite you to visit it if you are in Krakow!