Timeline on marie curie biography short

November 7, 1867Marie Curie is born

Marie was born in Poland. 1891Marie moved to Paris

Marie went to Paris to study at Sorbonne. 1895Marie gets married

Marie married Pierre Curie, which was when her name became Marie Curie. 1897Marie becomes a mother

Marie's first daughter, Irene, is born. 1902Marie works with radium

Marie was hired to do some experiments.

While working on them she discovered pure radium. 1903Marie and her husband win a Nobel Prize

Marie and her husband, Pierre, were awarded a Nobel Prize for their work with radioactivity. 1904Marie moves up

Marie was promoted to the chief assistant to her husband in his laboratory. 1904Pierre becomes a teacher

Pierre began teaching at Sorbonne. 1906Marie is widowed

Marie's husband, Pierre, was killed in an accident.

She took his place teaching at Sorbonne and was the first woman professor there. 1911Another Nobel Prize

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