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Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland.
She was born on November 7. Her real name was Maria Skłodowska. Her family valued education. -
Marie went to Paris to study Physics and Mathematics at the Sorbonne University because women had more opportunities there. -
She discovered two new elements.
Marie and Pierre, his husband discovered polonium, named after her country, and radium. These discoveries were very important for science.