Marie Curie

Birth

Nov 7, 1867

Marie Sklodowska Curie was born on November 7, 1867.

Marie Curie

Period: Nov 7, 1867 to Jul 4, 1934

Mother dies

May 1, 1878

Marie's mom dies of tuberculosus on May 1, 1878

Studying in Paris

Jan 1, 1891

She went to study in Paris on January 1, 1891.

Master in Physics

Jan 1, 1893

Marie got her masters degree in physics in 1898.

Master in Mathmatics

Jan 1, 1894

Curie got her masters in mathmatics in 1894

Irene was Born

Jan 1, 1897

Marie had her daughter Irene on January 1, 1897.

Named an Element

Jan 1, 1898

Curie named and element she discovered after Poland on January 1, 1898

Husband Joined Her

Jan 1, 1898

Pierre joined Marie in the lab on January 1, 1898.

Radium has been Discovered

Dec 21, 1898

Marie discovered radium on December 21, 1898 at 6:00 AM.

Husband Died

Apr 19, 1906

Pierre Curie died on April 19, 1906 because of a skull fracture in a carriage accident.

Chemistry Nobel Prize

Jan 1, 1911

Curie won the nobel prize in chemistry on January 1, 1911

Invented Hollow Needles

Jan 1, 1915

Marie Curie invented hollow needles on January 1, 1915.

Death

Jul 4, 1934

She died on July 4, 1934.