Events
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland as Maria SklodowskaMarie Curie graduated with a gold medal from the gymnasium for girlsMarie Curie Rejected her Catholic faith after her sister died of TyphusMarie Curie got a job as a governess (private tutor) in Szczuki, PolandMarie Curie moved in with her sister in Paris and attended the college of SorbonneMarie Curie was hired to do some experiments and discovers pure radiumMarie Curie married Pierre CurieMarie Curie had her first daughter, Irene CurieMarie Curie had her second daughter, Eve CurieMarie Curie earned her master's degree in physicsMarie Curie became the first woman to earn a doctorate degreePierre and Marie Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize in PhysicsPierre Curie was struck by a horse-drawn wagon while crossing the street and diedMarie Curie was awarded with a second Nobel Prize in chemistryMarie Curie was put in the hospital for kidney problemsMarie Curie collected radon, a gas that comes from radium. It was used to heal soldier wounds during WWIMarie Curie created the Curie foundation to help fund the Institute of RadiumMarie Curie died of Aplastic anemia, a rare condition in which the body stops producing enough new blood cellsPierre Curie becomes a teacher at SorbonneInteresting facts:
1. Marie and Pierre Curie did most of their work in a shack
2. Marie and Albert Einstein met at a conference and knew each other
3. Marie Curie had no clue of the dangers of radioactivity
4. Her daughter, Irene, also won a nobel prize for Chemistry
5. Marie Curie had four siblings
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