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Was born in Warsaw, Poland
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Marie Curie was born in Wa
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Marie gets married to Pierre Curie.
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Marie's first daughter
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In July 1898 after studying uranium for years in her lab Marie Curie and her husband created a new element called Polonium.
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On 26 December 1898 the Curies announced the existence of a second element, which they named "radium."
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Marie wins her first Nobel Prize.
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Marie's second daughter.
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Pierre was killed on April 19th 1906. He was walking across the Rue Dauphine in heavy rain, he was struck by a horse-drawn vehicle and fell under its wheels and his skull was fractured.
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Marie's second Nobel Prize.
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Marie is the first woman ever to recieve two nobel prizes.
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In the U.S., nasal radium irradiation was also administered to children to prevent middle ear problems or enlarged tonsils from the late 1940s through early 1970s.
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A rare and highly radioactive metalloid, polonium is chemically similar to bismuth and tellurium, and it occurs in uranium ores.
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Radium was used in self-luminous paints for watches, nuclear panels, aircraft switches, clocks, and instrument dials.
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On July 4th 1934 Marie Curie died. She died in Passy, France.
