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Marie Curie

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  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth

    Marie Curie (then Maria Salomea Skłodowska) was born on November 7th, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Moves to France

    Moves to France

    Skłodowska moves to France in 1891, to study at the Sorbonne. Here, she changes her name and goes by "Marie".
  • Marries Pierre Curie

    Marries Pierre Curie

    The Curies married on July 25th, 1895, marking the beginning of a partnership that changes science.

  • Receives PhD

    Curie received her PhD in June 1903, making her the first woman in France to do so.

  • Becoming "Professor Curie"

    After the death of Pierre Curie in April of 1906, Marie Curie takes over his teaching position at the Sorbonne (again, she is the first woman to ever do so).

  • Nobel Prize

    Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, for isolating pure radium.

  • Death

    Curie dies in France, due to leukemia caused by exposure to radiation.

  • Curium

    Chemists in the US discover a new element, and call it "Curium" after the Curies.