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Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, the capital of Poland
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After studying, she got a degree in physics
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With the help of a scholarship, Marie Curie graduated in mathematics
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Marie marries Pierre, a French scientist whom she met in a laboratory and with whom she fell in love over time
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The couple began their studies, most of their research was carried out in a shed next to the School of Physics and Chemistry, which had previously been a medical dissection room of the school.
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the couple published a joint article in which they announced the existence of an element they called "polonium", in honor of Marie's country of origin.
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The Curies announced the existence of a second element, which they called "radio."
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Thanks to her discoveries and research, Marie Curie received the Nobel Prize together with Pierre, thus becoming the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
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Pierre died from an accident in Paris. He was hit by a horse-drawn carriage and fell under the wheels. Marie wanted to continue with her late husband's jobs and refused a life pension.
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The Physics Department at the University of Paris decided to offer her her husband's position and Marie accepted with the hope of creating a world-class laboratory as a tribute to her husband. Marie was the first woman to hold a teaching position at that university and the first director of a laboratory at that institution.
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Marie, discovered that one gram of pure radium could be obtained and, therefore, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alone.
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Marie Curie died near Salanches, France, due to anemia