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Marie Curie was born on November 7 in Warsaw (Poland), as Maria Sktodowska. She grew up in a family passionate about education. -
Marie moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne University. She enrolled in physics and mathematics, becoming one of the first women to pursue higher education there. -
Marie graduated with a degree in physics, finishing at the top of her class. -
She met Pierre Curie, a physicist, and they married in 1895. Their partnership would lead to groundbreaking scientific discoveries. -
Marie and Pierre discovered two radioactive elements, polonium (named after Poland) and radium. This work revolutionized the understanding of atomic structure. -
Marie Curie, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their joint research on radioactivity. Marie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. -
Marie won her second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry, for her discovery of radium and polonium and her isolation of radium. She became the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different sciences. -
Marie developed mobile X-ray units, known as "Little Curies," to assist battlefield medics in diagnosing injuries. -
Marie Curie died on July 4 due to aplastic anemia, caused by prolonged exposure to radiation during her work.