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Birth
Was born in Warsaw, Poland -
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LIfe of Marie Curie
Marie Curie was born in Wa -
Marie gets married
Marie gets married to Pierre Curie. -
Irene Curie
Marie's first daughter -
Found an element called polonium
In July 1898 after studying uranium for years in her lab Marie Curie and her husband created a new element called Polonium. -
Radium
On 26 December 1898 the Curies announced the existence of a second element, which they named "radium." -
Nobel Prize
Marie wins her first Nobel Prize. -
Eve Curie
Marie's second daughter. -
Husband dies
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. -
Second Nobel Prize
Marie's second Nobel Prize. -
Firsts
Marie is the first woman ever to recieve two nobel prizes. -
World War
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Health preventions
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. -
Use of Polonium
A rare and highly radioactive metalloid, polonium is chemically similar to bismuth and tellurium, and it occurs in uranium ores. -
Use of Radium
Radium was used in self-luminous paints for watches, nuclear panels, aircraft switches, clocks, and instrument dials. -
Death
On July 4th 1934 Marie Curie died. She died in Passy, France.
