Marie Curie
7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934
Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two scientific fields.
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Life events
Birth
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Moved to Paris
1891
Left partitioned Poland to study at the University of Paris.
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Studied physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne
November 1891 – 1894
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Discovered polonium and radium
1898
Together with Pierre Curie, announced the discovery of two new elements.
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
10 December 1903
Shared with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for research on radiation phenomena.
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Became the first female professor at the Sorbonne
1906
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
10 December 1911
For the discovery of the elements polonium and radium.
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Died in Passy, France
4 July 1934
Died of aplastic anaemia, attributed to long-term radiation exposure.
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