Parliament adopted a resolution on the establishing 2011 the Year of Maria Skłodowska-Curie.

"On the centenary of awarding Maria Skłodowska-Curie the Nobel Prize in chemistry for the discovery of new elements polonium and radium, the Sejm decided to pay homage to one of the greatest scientists of our time, whose groundbreaking discoveries have contributed to the global development of science" - written in the resolution.

Maria Skłodowska-Curie (1867-1934) is the only woman awarded the Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields. In 1903, together with her husband Pierre Curie and physicist Henri Becquerel she received the Nobel Prize in physics for research on radioactivity. In 1911, the discovery of new elements: polonium and radium, earned her the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

The authors of the resolution emphasised that Skłodowska-Curie came from a family, which cultivated patriotic traditions. "She was versatile and talented: she knew five languages, was interested in sociology, psychology and science. At the end of the 1880’s she organized activities for children in rural areas, in which she taught Polish language, history, algebra, embodying the ideals of positivism. For this illegal activity she could face exile" - written in the resolution. ...more.

From: http://www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl