Mariecurie

Marie Curie

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  • Marie Curie was Born

    Marie Curie was Born

    Born Maria Sklodowska on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win the award in two different fields (physics and chemistry).
    Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.

  • In 1891 Currie went away to Paris to continue her studies. (She was 1 out of only 2 women that were enrolled)

    In 1891, Curie finally made her way to Paris where she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris. She threw herself into her studies, but this dedication had a personal cost. With little money, Curie survived on buttered bread and tea, and her health sometimes suffered because of her poor diet.
    Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.

  • 1893, Curie completed her masters degree in Physics and earned another degree in mathematics the following year.

    Curie completed her master's degree in physics in 1893 and earned another degree in mathematics the following year. Around this time, she received a commission to do a study on different types of steel and their magnetic properties. Curie needed a lab to work in, and a colleague introduced her to French physicist Pierre Curie. Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.

  • Marie Curie married Peirre Curie

    married in 1895
    Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.

  • 1898, The Curies discover a new radioactive element called Pollonium

    Named after her home country polland
    They also discovered radium
    Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.

  • awarded nobel prize for physics

    Won for discovering the principles of radioactivity. First women to earn a nobel prize in physics. It was jointly awarded by her, Peirre, and Henri Becquerel
    Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.

  • Peirre Curie passed from a horse carriage accident.

    Despite her loss, she continued their work and was offered his teaching position.
    Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.

  • 1911 awarded nobel prize in Chemistry

    First women to earn 2 nobel prizes Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.

  • Marie Curie passed away

    She died on July 4, 1934.
    Marie Curie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:01, Sep 09, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538.