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Birth
Marie Curie was born 7th November, 1867 in Warsaw, Congress Poland. -
Her mother's Death
Unfortunately, her mother died because of typhus, a very common illness at that time, when she was 10. -
Her move to Paris
She left Poland for France. In Paris, Maria stayed in a shelter with her sister and brother-in-law before renting a garret. -
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University of Paris
Marie started studying at the University of Paris once she moved to the city, and proceeded with her studies of physics, chemistry, and mathematics. In 1893, she was finally awarded a degree in physics. -
Marriage with Pierre Curie
On 26 July 1895 they were married in Seine. -
Ra and Po discoveries
In 1898, Curie and her husband announced the discoveries of radium and polonium, two unknown chemical elements by then. -
Nobel Prize of PHYSICS
In December 1903, The Royal Swedish Academy of Science awarded Marie Curie, together with his husband, the Nobel Prize of Physics. -
Nobel Prize of CHEMISTRY
International recognition for her work had been growing to new heights and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored her a second time, with the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. -
Death
She died at the age of 66, the 4th July, 1934. The cause of her death was an aplastic anemia from exposure to radiation.
