Time line Marie Curie by Lucia Vazquez

1867- Marie was born

luciavazquez0w0 — 2025-03-10 12:21:27 UTC

Maria Sklodowska was born the 7th November, 1876 in the city called Wasaw, in Poland.

1878 - Her mum died

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:23:36 UTC

Marie's mum died because of tuberculosis when Marie Curie was only eleven years old.

1876 - Her sister died

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:23:51 UTC

Her sister died when Marie was only a nine-year-old child. Marie's sister died of typhus.

1878 - She became a top student

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:24:31 UTC

They thought that Marie Curie's studies would take a nosedive after these deaths, but she became a very good student.

1883 - She finished school

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:28:23 UTC

In 1883, Marie Curie finished her school studies, but despite that, she continued taking classes ilegally.

1891 - She moved to París

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:28:57 UTC

When she turned 24 years old, Marie decided to move to Paris and there, she started to study at the Sorbonne University.

1895 - Marie Curie and Pierre Curie got married

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:33:08 UTC

They met in a special project in 1894, and they got married in 1895.

1898 - They discovered the Radium and Polonium

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:34:02 UTC

She descovered the existence of two new elements, the Polonium and the Radium. She descovered them with Pierre's help.

1903 - She won her first Nobel

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:34:28 UTC

On 1903 she won her first Nobel Prize. It was for her advances in Physics. She was the first women to win a Nobel Prize.

1906 - Pierre died

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:34:47 UTC

On April 19, 1906, Pierre was crossing a street and was hit by a horse and carriage. He hit his head on a stone and died. As a result, Marie works in Pierre's position in his department.

1911 - She won her second Nobel

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:35:15 UTC

On 1911, she won her second nobel. This was for her advances in Chemistry. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in two different fields.

1934 - Marie Curie died

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:36:10 UTC

On 4th July, 1934 she died at the age of 67. She died from leukemia caused by her long exposure to radiation at her job.

1893 - She completed her Master's degree in Physics

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:37:00 UTC

In the Sorbonne University she completed two Masters. In 1893 she got the Physics one.

1894 - She completed her Master's degree in Mathematics

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:37:43 UTC

In the Sorbonne University she completed two Masters. In 1894 she got the Mathematics one.

1897 - Marie took a teaching job at the École Normale Supérieure

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:38:45 UTC

On 1897, Marie starts teaching at the École Normale Supérieure, to help finance her family. But she never enjoyed this job.

1914 - She helped the soldiers in the 1st World War with the X-ray

martinaestudis — 2025-03-10 12:40:53 UTC

With the X-ray the doctors could locate the shrapnel penetrated inside the solider's body. Marie bought X-ray equipment to install them on emergency hospitals.