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MARIE CURIE
1867 – Born in Warsaw, Poland
1891 – Moved to Paris to Study at Sorbonne
Broke barriers as one of the first women to study science at a prestigious institution.
1898 – Discovered Radium and Polonium
Innovated the field of radioactivity
1903 – Nobel Prize in Physics
Became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize,
1911 – Nobel Prize in Chemistry
She win Nobel Prizes in two fields, cementing her legacy in science.
1914-1918 Contributed to WWI with Mobile X-ray
1934 – Died from Aplastic Anemia -
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MARIE CURIE
Marie Curie, born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, was a pioneering physicist and chemist. She moved to Paris in 1891 to study at the University of Paris, where she earned degrees in physics and mathematics. Marie Curie passed away on July 4, 1934, in Passy, a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of France, from aplastic anemia, likely caused by prolonged exposure to radiation during her research.