Marie Curie (anglès)

Marie Curie was born

Nov 7, 1867

She was born in Warsaw, Poland

She moved to France

Jan 1, 1891

At the age of 24, Marie Curie finally moved to France to study thanks to her savings and the help of her father.

Marie Curie graduated in Physics

Jun 25, 1893

Marie Curie graduated in Physics from the University of Paris, being number one in her class.

Discovery of new elements

Jan 1, 1898

Marie and Pierre Curie worked side by side in far from easy conditions. They announced the discovery of new elements: radium and polonium, both more radioactive than uranium.

First Nobel Prize

Jan 1, 1903

Is known for being the first female scientist to receive a Nobel Prize. She recevied it with her husband.

Discovered of radiation

Jan 1, 1910

She soon discovered that radiation therapy could be a cancer treatment. This made Marie's experiments popular and popular.

Second Nobel Prize

Jan 1, 1911

She won the Nobel Prize of Chemistry.

Important role World War I

Jan 28, 1914

Marie Curie was not only a pioneering scientist, she also played a very important role during World War I.

Marie Curie passed away

Jun 4, 1934

Unfortunately, due to the radiation to which she was exposed in her experiments, Marie Curie passed away. However, her contributions to science and society will always be immortal.