Marie Curie

By astringam

  • Marie Curie is Born

    Marie Curie is Born
    A pioneer of radioactivity and it’s application Marie Curie was born on November 8th, 1865 in Warsaw Poland.

  • Marie Curie moves to Paris

    Marie Curie moves to Paris
    Marie Curie at the age of 26 moves to Paris to study at the famous university Sorbonne.

  • Marie gets Married

    Marie gets Married
    Marie meets Perrie Curie at the university and they get married.

  • Marie discovers Radium

    Marie discovers Radium
    While doing some experiments Marie discovers pure Radium.

  • Nobel prize

    Nobel prize
    Marie and her husband are awarded the Nobel prize for their work on with radioactive materials.

  • Tragedy strikes

    Pierre is killed in an accident and Marie takes his spot teaching at the university. She is the first female professor to teach there.

  • A Nobel Prize

    Marie won another Nobel prize for her continued work into radioactivity.

  • The X-ray

    For the first time ever the X-ray is used in battle to detect and find shrapnel in soldiers. Marie Curie aided in it’s use and development.

  • The fight against cancer

    Marie and her sister start a research clinic to fight cancer.

  • Marie Curie dies

    Thanks to her work thousands of lives have been saved and our understanding of radioactivity has grown immensely.