Curie

Birth: Marie Curie

Nov 7, 1867

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Marie Curie: Went to Paris to continue her studies at the Sorbonne where she obtained Licenciateships in Physics and the Mathematical Sciences

Jan 1, 1891

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Marie: Moves from Poland to Paris

Apr 1, 1891

Marie Curie: Met Pierre Curie, Professor in the School of Physics

Jan 1, 1894

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Marie and Pierre Married

Jan 1, 1895

Pierre: Doctor of Science degree

Feb 26, 1895

Radioactivity is discovered

Aug 24, 1896

Curies had their first daughter

Dec 12, 1897

Curie created the element called Polonium

Jul 1, 1898

Nobel Prize in Physics

Jan 1, 1903

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Together with her husband, she was awarded half of the Nobel Prize for Physics, for their study into the spontaneous radiation discovered by Becquerel, who was awarded the other half of the Prize.

Oct 7, 1903

Davy medal of Royal Society

Oct 8, 1903

Marie Curie: Author of Recherches sur les Substances Radioactives

Oct 7, 1904

Marie Curie: L'Isotopie et les Éléments Isotopes and the classic Traité' de Radioactivité

Oct 7, 1910

Marie Curie: Received a second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry, in recognition of her work in radioactivity.

Oct 7, 1911

Marie Curie: Appointed Director of the Curie Laboratory: Radium Institute of the University of Paris

Jan 1, 1914

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Presented with a gift of 50,000 dollars

Oct 8, 1927

Mme. Curie died in Savoy, France, after a short illness

Jul 4, 1934