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Marie Curie is born
Marie Skłodowska is born in Warsaw. -
Marie marries Pierre Curie
Pierre and Marie shared a love of science, they even had their own laboratory in a shed. -
Polonium is discovered
Marie and her husband discover Polonium, named after her home of Poland. -
Radium is discovered
The Curies discovered radium and coined the word "radioactivity." -
Won Nobel Prize in Physics
Marie also becomes the first woman in France to gain a Doctor of Science Degree in this year. -
Marie becomes a professor in France
Marie is the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris. -
Won second Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Marie is the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. -
Marie Curie Dies
It is believed Marie died from long-term exposure to radiation.