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Marie Curie Timeline
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Beginning of an Education
Marie Curie was finally able to make her way to Paris after Bronia had graduated and could support Marie like she had supported her. Marie enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris.
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Hard Work Pays Off
Marie Curie earned her masters degree in physics in 1893. She went on to earn her masters in math the very next year.
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Dynamic Duo
On July 26th, 1895, Marie Curie married her lab partner and fellow physicist Pierre Curie. -
Welcome Irene!
Marie and Pierre's daughter Irene was born on September 12th, 1897, but their work on uranium rays didn't slow down. -
Discovery of a New Element
Marie and Pierre's work on experimenting with mineral pitchblend allowed them to discover a new radioactive element in 1898.
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Demonstration of Uniqueness
The Curies demonstrate the existence of pure radium as a unique chemical element in 1902.
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Nobel Prize #1
Marie Curie became the first women to receive the Nobel Prize in physics for her part in working with Radioactivity in 1903.
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Pierre Curie's Death
Pierre Curie ( Marie's Husband) was killed in an accident involving a horse-drawn carriage in 1906. * Actual Date Unknown -
Nobel Prize #2
1911, Curie became the first scientist to win two Nobel prizes, this time in chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium.
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" Little Curies"
Marie Curie championed portable x-ray machines during World War One, saving many wounded men in the year 1914.
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