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Religion
In the 1800's, the main religion was Christianity. Curie's family was a Roman Catholic, but she became an atheist after the death of her mom and sister. -
Birth of Marie Curie
Marie Sklodowska-Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867.
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Interest in Science
At age 15, Curie's dad taught her math and science being a teacher of them both himself which sparked her interest. her mom also played a role in her success. Her two main fields of study are physics and chemistry. Physics is a branch of science having to do with the nature and properties of matter and energy. Chemistry is the science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter, especially of atomic and molecular systems. -
Curie Went to School
Curie went to school at a college in Paris known as Sorbonne. -
Discovery of 2 Elements
Curie discovered the elements radium and polonium in 1898. Before this scientist started her work in science, knowledge was very limited. She has benefitted these two fields greatly, and her work has led to awareness of cancer and other internal diseases. Although the discovery was considered a success, Marie Curie failed to realize the dangers of radium. -
Nobel Prize
On 1903, Marie Curie received a Nobel Peace Prize for her expansive research in physics. -
2nd Nobel Peace Prize
In the year 1911, Marie Curie once again was rewarded with a Nobel Peace Prize for her work in chemistry. -
Time of Curie's Work
At the time of Curie's work, there was a democratic government and one big problem was corruption. A big musician that was working the same time as Marie Curie was Julia Howe. People were judged mostly by gender back then. Because of this, Curie wasn't let into the Russian-Polish Establishment -
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
www.thefreedictionary.com/chemistry
nobelprize.org, answers.com
