Marie Curie for Kids: Her Life and Scientific Discoveries

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1859 g Pierre Curie is born on May 15 1867 g Marie Curie is born on November 7 1876 g Marie’s oldest sister Zosia dies from typhus 1878 g Marie’s mother Bronisława dies from tuberculosis 1884 90 g Marie works as a governess 1891 g Marie moves to Paris to attend the Sorbonne 1894 g Marie meets Pierre 1895 g Pierre and Marie get married 1897 g Irène Curie is born 1898 g Marie discovers polonium and later radium g Marie and Pierre begin working to isolate uranium salts 1903 g Marie earns her doctorate g Marie and Pierre share the Nobel Prize in Physics with Henri Becquerel 1904 g Ève Curie is born 1906 g Pierre Curie is killed in a street accident g Marie becomes the first female professor with a chair position at the Sorbonne 1911 g Marie wins her second Nobel Prize this time in Chemistry TIME LINE vi