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Marie Curie

By Claudinha

  • 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

    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.
  • Period: to

    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

    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

    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

    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.