By Chandan K Jha & Sudipta Sarangi A possible and necessary change Marie Curie  and her husband received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.  She was the first woman to win this award. She was considered a collaborator of Pierre Curie, her husband, and was not paid. She obtained her first paid position after the Nobel Prize. She won the Chemistry Prize eight years later, becoming the only person to win both in these sciences. Marie Curie was discriminated against for many yea