Marie

Curie

1867 — 1934

Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland, to a family of teachers. She was a brilliant student, and she studied physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne University in Paris. In 1895, she married Pierre Curie, another physicist.

Together, Marie and Pierre Curie conducted research on radioactivity. They discovered two new elements, polonium and radium. They also developed X-ray machines, which were used to treat wounded soldiers during World War I. In 1903, Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on radioactivity.

Curie's work had a profound impact on science and medicine. She helped to develop a new understanding of the atom, and she made X-ray machines available to doctors and hospitals.

Curie died in 1934 from aplastic anemia, which is a type of blood cancer that is caused by exposure to radiation. She was 67 years old. Her legacy lives on, and she is remembered as one of the most important scientists of the 20th century.