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- Full name: Maria Sklodowska Curie
- Born: November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Russian Empire (modern-day Poland)
- Studied mathematics, physics and chemistry at the University of Paris
- Husband: Pierre Curie
- Daughters: Eve and Irene
- Studied radioactive minerals
- Discovered the radioactive elements Polonium and Radium
- Helped establish standards for measuring radioactivityNIST Physics Laboratory: 1913 - The U.S. Curie Standard
- Won Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903
- Won Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911
- Only person to win two Nobel Prizes in different scientific fields
- Died: July 4, 1934 in Sancellemoz, France
- Cause of death: Leukemia caused by long exposure to radioactive materialsEncyclopedia Brittanica Profiles: Curie, Marie
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Marie Curie Timeline
- 1867: Born on November 7
- 1891: Traveled to Paris to study physics
- 1895: Married Pierre Curie, Professor of the School of Physics in Paris
- 1897: Gave birth to first daughter Irene (winner of Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- 1903: Won Nobel Prize for Physics
- 1904: Gave birth to second daughter Eve
- 1906: Widowed; became the first woman to teach at Sorborne
- 1911: Won Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- 1934: Died July 4 from leukemia caused by her exposure to energy radiation
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