Curie

Marie Curie

By Jimy_2007

  • 1867

    1867
    Marie Curie was born on November 7 in Warsaw (Poland), as Maria Sktodowska. She grew up in a family passionate about education.

  • 1891

    1891
    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.

  • 1893

    1893
    Marie graduated with a degree in physics, finishing at the top of her class.

  • 1894

    1894
    She met Pierre Curie, a physicist, and they married in 1895. Their partnership would lead to groundbreaking scientific discoveries.

  • 1898

    1898
    Marie and Pierre discovered two radioactive elements, polonium (named after Poland) and radium. This work revolutionized the understanding of atomic structure.

  • 1903

    1903
    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.

  • 1911

    1911
    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.

  • 1914-1918

    1914-1918
    Marie developed mobile X-ray units, known as "Little Curies," to assist battlefield medics in diagnosing injuries.

  • 1934

    1934
    Marie Curie died on July 4 due to aplastic anemia, caused by prolonged exposure to radiation during her work.