Curie

Marie Curie Timeline

By rillryan

  • Birth

    Marie Curie was born and her parents were Bronislawa and Wladyslaw Sklodowski.
  • Marie Moved

    Marie Moved

    Marie moved to Paris to study at Sorbonne University.
  • Marie Gets Married

    Marie Gets Married

    Marie married Pierre Currie which was when her last name became Currie.

  • Radioactive

    While looking for a subject for her doctoral thesis Marie Curie coined the word radioactive.
  • Polonium

    Polonium

    Marie Curie discovered Polonium which was the first radioactive element she discovered.
  • Radium

    Radium

    Marie Curie was hired to do some experiments and this when she discovered pure Radium.
  • Nobel Prize #1

    Nobel Prize #1

    Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie won The Nobel Prize for their joint research on radiation.

  • Professor

    Marie Curie became the first woman professor at the University of Paris after her husband's tragic death.

  • Nobel Prize #2

    Marie Curie won her second Nobel Prize for her discovery of the elements Radium and Polonium. By the way it is also worth mentioning that Marie Curie is the only one to ever win two Nobel Prizes.
  • The Little Curie

    The Little Curie

    Marie Curie invented a mobile x-ray unit called a “Little Curie” and she trained 150 women to operate it. This was very useful because this was during World War 1.

  • Death

    Marie Curie died of aplastic anemia which was probably caused by exposure to radiation.