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Marie Slkodowska (later Curie) was born in Warsaw, Poland. She was the fifth youngest child of two well-known scientists Bronisława and Władysław Skłodowski.
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When Marie was twelve her mother opened an all girl boarding school and soon after Bronislawa Sklodowska died of tuberculosis.
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Soon after her graduation she made a promise with her sister Bronisława( named after her mother) that she would give financial assistance during Bronisława's medical studies in Paris.
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Curies' worked was inspired by Antoine Henri Becquerei. Her work became devoted to trying new experiments and she always thanked Antione Henri Becquerei.
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Marie gave birth to her first child.
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These substances were two previosuly unknown elements and are also radioactive.
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In 1903, the Royal Swedish Academy awarded Peirre Curie, MArie Curie and Henri Becquerel the Nobel Prize in Physics. Since this award Peirre Curie and Marie Curie became very famous. The Sorbonne gave Peirre a professorship and permitted him to open his own laboratory.
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Marie Curie gave birth to her second and youngest child.
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His death was an accident in a street tragdety. When he was crossing the Rue Daphine he was struck by horse-drawn carriage which fractured his skull and later resulted in his death.
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Curie died of leukemia do to many years of unprotected radiation exposure.
Marie Curie was a very significant women in history. Without her and her husband's devoted work there would be no such thing as Radium or Polonium. Also, she inspired many women to take a career into the scientific world.
