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Born
Marie Curie grew up in Warsaw, Poland where she was born on November 7, 1867. -
Marie moved to Paris
Marie went to Paris to study at Sorbonne. -
Marie gets married
Marie married Pierre Curie, which was when her name became Marie Curie. -
Marie and her husband win a Nobel Prize
Marie and her husband, Pierre, were awarded a Nobel Prize for their work with radioactivity. -
She joins the fight against cancer
Marie and her sister started a research facility to help fight cancer. It is still opened today and is called the Marie Sklodowska Curie Oncology Center.
