Marie Curie

By Gema Perea
  • WHEN SHE BORN

    WHEN SHE BORN

    Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland.
    She was born on November 7. Her real name was Maria Skłodowska. Her family valued education.
  • STUDIES

    STUDIES

    Marie went to Paris to study Physics and Mathematics at the Sorbonne University because women had more opportunities there.
  • DISCOVERIES

    DISCOVERIES

    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.
  • NOVEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

    NOVEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

    She won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
    She shared the prize with Pierre Curie and Henri Bequerel for their work on radiation.
  • NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

    NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

    She won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
    She won this prize for discovering new elements and studying radium. She was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
  • WHEN SHE DIED

    WHEN SHE DIED

    Marie Curie died on July 4 in France.
    She died because she worked many years with radiation, which was dangerous for her health.