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Marie Curie was born
Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867, to Wlaaislaw and Bronislava Sklodowska in Poland. Marie Curing will grow into one of the most brilliant minds in science known to this day. Making herself known to the most elite scientists of her time and the years to come. Pioneering radioactive research and inventing the X-ray this woman changed history forever. (Byers, pg.339) -
World Event #1
The U.S. General Amnesty Act: This act pardons most ex-confederates by the fourteenth amendment. This act was enforced in 1872 and affected over 150,000 men who were former Confederates. (U.S. Amnesty Act, Study.com) -
World Event #2
Fur Farming in Canada Begins: Fur farming in Canada begins in 1878 on Prince Edward Island. As this economic activity picked up importance, fur farming became an industry that affected many species and caused many animals to lose their lives. Most furs were used as decoration or accessories for women. This product could cost up to 350-1000 dollars. ( Wilson, www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/en) -
World Event #3
American Baseball Association was founded: The American Baseball Association was founded in 1882. This sport and association is an important part of American lives today and is part of American culture. Through the years of playing baseball, this league created and broke world records along with making history by drafting the first African American in the years to come. (American baseball Association, www.historyplace.com) -
World Event #4
Orient Express Makes its First Run: The Orient Express makes its first run on June 5, 1883. This trip went from Paris to Vienna. The dream was for this train to be luxurious and for it to span a continent. Many people were dumbfounded by its beautiful interior. In present times, the Orient Express was made into a fictional master piece of suspense and crime. (Orient Express, www.smithsonian.com) -
Marie Curie Married her Husband Pierre Curie
After being accepted into college at Sorbonne and being enrolled in physics she met her future husband Pierre Curie. Another brilliant mind of which she immediately fell for. In 1895, they were married and a scientific partnership was born. After being married they conducted years of research dedicated to discovering more about radiation. (Hume, pg.222/223) -
Announced Their Discovery of Polonium and Radium
In the year of 1898, they announced the discovery of two new elements of which they had been researching. On July 18 they announced their discovery of Polonium named after Marie's homeland. And on December 26th of the same year, they announced their discovery of a second radioactive element called Radium. Due to the discovery of these two elements they were able to learn many things including that radium causes tumors when directly exposed. (revolve.com Marie Curie) -
Curies were Awarded with the Davy Medal
In 1903, as an award for their hard work and their incredible discoveries of radioactive elements the Curie's were awarded the Davy medal in London. The Davy Medal is an award given by the Royal Society of London for important discoveries in chemistry. ( Davy Medal, www.smarter.com) An extremely high honor for the Curies. (Byers, pg.339) -
Won First Nobel Prize
Also in 1903, the Curie's win their first Nobel Prize. Marie Curie is the first women ever to win such a prize. They won because of their amazing discoveries in radioactive studies and understanding. They won the Nobel Prize in Physics a great accomplishment for the couple. (Marie Curie, www.nobelprize.org) -
Marie's Husband is Killed
On April 19, 1906, Pierre Curie was run over by a carriage and killed. This was an immaculate loss to Marie for she had just lost not only her partner in discovery and scientific success, but she also lost the love of her life. When he died she mourned but only for a short time because she still had to take care of two daughters and her career in science.(Marie Curie, www.nobelprize.org) -
Won Her Second Nobel Prize
In 1911, Marie won her second Nobel Prize in chemistry. Marie was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. This Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Marie for her work in radioactivity. Because of Marie's studies people know more than they ever have on radiation and radioactive elements. (Marie Curie, www.nobelprize.org) -
Little Curies
LIttle Curies are the x-ray machine of Marie's time. She equipped a car with a portable x-ray machine that was used to help save lives of soldiers during World War I. This machine they had discovered can guide surgeons through difficult surgeries. Many grateful surgeons and survivors nic-named this machine Little Curies after the brilliant Maire Curie. The first car took action in 1914. (Hume, pg.230) -
World Event #5
Ex-czar Nicholas II and Family were executed: Nicholas II was executed along with his family for poor military choices during World War I along with his wife's poor role in government. Because of Nicholas's poor decisions riots began and eventually on March 15 Nicholas was over thrown and him and his family were placed under house arrest until July 16/17 1918, him and his family were murdered. (Nicholas II, www.biography.com) -
The Gift of Radium
In 1921, Marie was asked to come to America and talk about her lifetime of scientific discoveries and inventions. While she was in America she visited the countries capital and many important landmarks. As a gift for her help in the war with her Little Curies and her magnificent mind, they gave her a 100,000 dollar gift of radium and a golden key to unlock the metal box of radium. Because of this gift, Marie could pioneer more research and discover more about radioactive things. (Byers, pg.341) -
World Event #6
Hitler reorganized Nazi Party: In 1925, Hitler reorganized the Nazi party after his failed attempt to take overthrow the democratic party and his time in jail. There were about 27,000 members and he published Vol. 1 of "Mien Kampf" learning from his mistakes he made on his first try at complete dominance. From this year on Hitler gained power and led Germany in the Holocaust that took the lives of millions in a world war. (The Rise of Adolf Hitler, www.history.com) -
Marie Curie's Death
On July 4th, 1934, Marie Curie died. Marie died due to years of exposure to radiation. The scientific term used to describe this condition is Aplastic Anemia. After the death of such an icon, many reached out to respect the life of this genius woman. Albert Einstein is one of these people. He had many great things to say about her and looked up to her. Marie Curie has forever changed the future of chemistry, physics, and medicine with her life's work. (Byers, pg.341)
