Marie Curie Invetions

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    Marie Curie's Birth

    Marie Curie was born on November 7 of 1867 in Warsaw Poland. Her parents were Bronislawa Sklodowska and Wladyslaw Sklodowski.

  • Marie and Pierre Curie Marriage

    Marie and Pierre Curie got married in 1895 in France.

  • The Discovery of Polonium

    Polonium is a chalcogen (a part of the oxygen family) and polonium looks like silvery metal.

  • The Discovery of Radium

    Radium is one of the earth metals and can look like a silvery white metal. Radium matters because it can cause cancer when you have had high exposure to it. Radium can cause cancer types including bone, liver, and breast cancer.

  • Nobel Prize for Creating a Means to Measure Radioactivity

    Marie Curie won the nobel prize for chemistry for creating a way to measure radioactivity in 1911.

  • The Invetion of Petite Curies

    Marie Curie made the first “Petite Curies” during World War 1 when she wanted a way to help medics on the battlefield. She housed portable X rays in cars and trucks so they could go to the battle front.
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    Marie Curie's Death

    Marie Curie died on July 4, of 1934 in Passy France.