# Marie Curie

Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist who became the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences — Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911) — and remains the only person to have done so. Her discoveries of the elements polonium and radium and her pioneering research on radioactivity fundamentally advanced nuclear physics and laid the groundwork for cancer radiotherapy. She was also the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first female professor at the University of Paris.

## Quick Facts

- **Born:** November 7, 1867
- **Birthplace:** Warsaw, Poland
- **Nationality:** Polish-French
- **Occupation:** Physics / Chemistry
- **Category:** Scholars & Educators
- **Also Known As:** Pioneer of Radioactivity

## Timeline

### 1867 — Born in Warsaw
Maria Salomea Skłodowska born in Warsaw, Poland (then Russian Empire).

### 1891 — Moves to Paris
Moves to Paris to study at the Sorbonne, one of only 23 women among 1,825 students.

### 1898 — Discovers Polonium and Radium
Discovers two new elements: polonium (named for Poland) and radium.

### 1903 — First Nobel Prize
Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, the first woman to win a Nobel.

### 1906 — Pierre Curie Dies
Husband Pierre dies in a road accident. Marie takes over his teaching position at the Sorbonne.

### 1911 — Second Nobel Prize
Wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.

### 1934 — Death
Dies of aplastic anemia caused by prolonged radiation exposure at age 66.

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