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Marie's birth
Marie Curie was born as Manya Sklodowska in Warsaw, Poland. She was the fifth and youngest child of Bronislawa and Wladyslaw Sklodowski. Micro, positive. -
Family bankruptcy
Manya's family was never very financially stable and her mother had tuberculosis, so when her condition got worse she had to stop working. Her father was a math teacher at a boys' school and her mother was the principal at a girls' school. Micro, negative. -
Goes to college
When Manya was 24 years old, she went to study at a college in France called The Sorbonne, which was one of the best schools there was at the time. When she moved to France she changed her name to Marie. She finished college in 1894. Micro, positive. -
Marie marries
Marie married Pierre Curie and adopted his last name. Micro, negative. -
The discovery of two elements
Marie and Pierre discovered Polonium and Radium, two radioactive elements that would be important in science for centuries to come. Macro, positive. -
Nobel Prize
Marie and Pierre win a Nobel Prize for their scientific discoveries. Macro, positive. -
Pierre dies
Pierre Curie dies instantly after being struck by a wagon in the street. Micro, negative. -
Teaching at the Sorbonne
Marie becomes the first female professor at the Sorbonne. Micro, positive. -
Second Nobel Prize
Marie unexpectedly won another Nobel Prize. Macro, Positive. -
Marie dies
Marie died of Leukemia due to radiation exposure. Negative.
