
Marie Curie
Polish-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields, and the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris.
Marie Curie's Playlist: Radiant Matter
A poetic nod to her discovery of radioactivity and the inner glow of a woman who changed the world silently but profoundly.
Tracks
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1 | Saturn | Sleeping at Last | Indie/Orchestral Pop | Play | |
A cosmic, reverent tone—echoes her awe for the invisible forces of nature. |
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2 | Spiegel im Spiegel | Arvo Pärt | Minimalist Classical | Play | |
Meditative and exact—reflecting Curie's methodical clarity and emotional restraint. |
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3 | Intro | The xx | Indie Electronica | Play | |
Sparse, modern, and precise—a soundtrack for focused solitude in the lab. |
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4 | Nude | Radiohead | Alternative | Play | |
A vulnerable, ethereal track—mirrors her quiet inner world and emotional depth. |
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5 | Gymnopédie No.1 | Erik Satie | Classical | Play | |
Gracefully melancholic—this would have soothed her during long research nights. |
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6 | Breathe Me | Sia | Alternative Pop | Play | |
The emotional intensity she rarely showed—this song feels like an unspoken confession. |
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7 | Holocene | Bon Iver | Indie Folk | Play | |
A reminder of human smallness and grandeur—perfect for someone who discovered invisible realms. |
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8 | Moon River | Jacob Collier | Dream Pop | Play | |
A celestial, multilayered reinterpretation that mirrors Curie’s quiet brilliance, solitude, and sense of wonder for the hidden beauty of the universe. |
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9 | Adagio for Strings | Samuel Barber | Classical | Play | |
A deeply emotional piece for moments of reflection and grief, especially after Pierre's death. |
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10 | Everything in Its Right Place | Radiohead | Experimental Electronic | Play | |
Ordered chaos—a sonic echo of both the lab and the atom. |
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11 | Hyperballad | Björk | Art Pop | Play | |
A woman navigating extremes—logic and emotion, nature and technology. |
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12 | Exile | Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver | Indie Pop | Play | |
Speaks to her emotional exile as a widow and scientist in a male world. |
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13 | To Build a Home | The Cinematic Orchestra | Orchestral/Indie | Play | |
A slow-building meditation on legacy—symbolic of her lifelong devotion to science and family. |
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14 | Viva La Vida | Coldplay | Baroque Pop | Play | |
An ironic ode to lost empires—fitting for a revolutionary who never sought glory. |
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15 | Hedwig's Theme | John Williams | Film Score | Play | |
Magical and mysterious—fits the wonder of discovery and Curie's scientific imagination. |
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16 | Cloud Atlas Sextet | Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil | Neo-Classical | Play | |
Interconnected time and legacy—Curie would resonate with the theme of transcendent continuity. |
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17 | All Is Full of Love | Björk | Experimental Electronica | Play | |
Robotic yet emotional—speaks to the convergence of cold science and human warmth. |
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18 | Experience | Ludovico Einaudi | Neo-Classical | Play | |
Reflects resilience, slow progress, and intellectual intensity—like the arc of Curie's life. |
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19 | Don't Stop Me Now | Queen | Rock | Play | |
A burst of unstoppable energy—Curie's spirit in motion, defying expectations. |
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20 | The Light | The Album Leaf | Ambient/Instrumental | Play | |
Gentle but insistent, like the invisible force of radiation—quietly powerful. |
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21 | Elegy | Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy | World/Classical | Play | |
A transcendent mourning song—deeply human, spiritual, and wordless. |
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22 | The Great Below | Nine Inch Nails | Industrial Rock | Play | |
A dive into the unseen—a perfect metaphor for atomic and emotional exploration. |
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23 | Canon in D | Pachelbel | Baroque Classical | Play | |
Orderly beauty—something Curie respected deeply in both life and nature. |
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24 | Je suis malade | Lara Fabian | French Chanson | Play | |
Curie's Polish-French identity and emotional solitude echo through this dramatic confession. |
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25 | The Scientist | Coldplay | Alternative Rock | Play | |
A bittersweet homage to her profession and its human cost—raw, reflective, and timeless. |

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