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Birth
She was born in Warsaw. -
University of Sorbonne
She went to Paris to study physics and mathematics -
Wedding
She met Pierre Curie (professor of the School of Physics) at the University. They were married years later. -
New discoveries
They discovered a new chemical element, polonium, in July. At the end of the year they discovered the radium. -
First Nobel Prize
They were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics -
The start of teaching
When Pierre died, she decided to continue the work that they had begun together. She became the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne -
Second Nobel Prize
She received a second Nobel Prize for Chemistry -
Death
By the late 1920s her health was beginning to deteriorate. She died from leukaemia, caused by exposure to high-energy radiation from her research.
