"One may wonder whether it is in man’s interest to know nature’s secrets, if he is ready to benefit from them or if this knowledge will harm him…I am among those who believe that humanity will draw more benefit than harm from these discoveries."

Visitors to the Science exhibition of November 2000 on the first floor of the Palais de la Decouverte in Paris, would leave the exit door having an everlasting impact of these words. The man who summarized the scientific voyage, treasured from aeons to reveal the intimate secrets of Nature in a few beautiful words, was the French scientist Dr. Pierre Curie. He began his career in the field of physics and crystallography and later, turned towards radioactivity experiments. Working with his wife, the famous scientist Madame Curie, he benefited the world with two new radioactive substances – Polonium and Radium. The Curie couple worked hand in hand, avoiding the harmful effects of radium rays, that opened new vistas in the virgin field termed, Radioactivity. They won several awards and medals which was crowned by a shared Nobel Prize with Henri Becquerel.

Nevertheless, all suchg honors couldn’t bedazzle the noble man, whose life was – all for work, all for science. A precious example of devotion to science : he never took a single patent, rather opened his door for anyone who had a thirst to learn about his invaluable discoveries. He was a man, who was filled with intelligence, nobility, selflessness and liberty. He, who always worshipped humanity, will remain a remarkable figure among the personalities who made the epochal scientific history.