Marie Curie, née Sklodowska, is the only individual to have been awarded Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories: 1903 in Physics and 1911 in Chemistry. Who will be awarded in 2017? Join in on the #NobelPrize announcements! Physics is coming up on 3 October and Chemistry on 4 October. Q&A on Marie Curie at nobelprize.org: goo.gl/amKvTu | Nobel Prize

She changed science forever — and even in death, her legacy still glows. Marie Curie, the only person ever awarded Nobel Prizes in both Physics and Chemistry, rests alongside her husband and scientific partner, Pierre Curie, in the Panthéon in Paris — France’s highest honor for national heroes. But her tomb is unlike any other. Lined with 2.5 millimeters of lead, it shields visitors from radiation — a powerful reminder that Marie’s body remains radioactive after decades, a consequence of her gro