Marie Curie, the Polish-born French physicist and chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She left her home for Paris to (1) _______ her interest in science. Living in (2) _______, she still (3) _______ to graduate at the top of her class. She met Perrie Curie shortly after graduation and married him a year later. Together, Perrie and Marie (4) _______ the most famous husband and wife partnership in science history. They (5) _______ the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.