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Marie Curie Timeline


Timeline Description: Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She made many discoveries that led to what we call modern medicine. This is a timeline of her life.

DateEvent TitleEvent Description
November 7, 1867Marie Curie is bornMarie was born in Poland.
1891Marie moved to ParisMarie went to Paris to study at Sorbonne.
1895Marie gets marriedMarie married Pierre Curie, which was when her name became Marie Curie.
1897Marie becomes a motherMarie's first daughter, Irene, is born.
1902Marie works with radiumMarie was hired to do some experiments. While working on them she discovered pure radium.
1903Marie and her husband win a Nobel PrizeMarie and her husband, Pierre, were awarded a Nobel Prize for their work with radioactivity.
1904Marie moves upMarie was promoted to the chief assistant to her husband in his laboratory.
1904Pierre becomes a teacherPierre began teaching at Sorbonne.
1906Marie is widowedMarie's husband, Pierre, was killed in an accident. She took his place teaching at Sorbonne and was the first woman professor there.
1911Another Nobel PrizeMarie won her second Nobel Prize, this time on her own, for her continued work in radioactivity.
1914The x-ray is used in battleDuring WWI, Marie used her radioactive research materials to do "x-rays". The x-rays found bullets and other shrapnel in wounded soldiers.
1922Marie devotes her life to medicineMarie became a member of the French Academy of Medicine. She devoted herself to using her knowledge to help people.
1929Marie Curie visits AmericaMarie was honored everywhere she went, and was given a gram of radium as a gift.
1932She joins the fight against cancerMarie and her sister started a research facility to help fight cancer. It is still opened today and is called the Marie Sklodowska Curie Oncology Center.
1934Marie Curie diesMarie got sick and died shortly after, but she will never be forgotten. Her work helped advance the medical world and save thousands of lives.