Full Name: Marie Skłodowska Curie

Known As: Marie Curie

Nickname: The First Lady of Science

Father: Władysław Skłodowski

Mother: Bronisława Skłodowska

Husband: Pierre Curie

Son: Ève Curie

Daughter: Irène Joliot-Curie

Date of Birth: November 7, 1867

Birth Place: Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire

Date of Death: July 4, 1934

Death Place: Sallanches, France

Cause of Death: Aplastic anemia caused by prolonged exposure to ionizing radiation

Remains: Buried at the Panthéon in Paris, France

Gender: Female

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Religion: Atheist

Race or Ethnicity: Polish

Education: Sorbonne University in Paris

Nationality: French (by naturalization) and Polish (by birth)

Influenced: Many scientists and students in the fields of physics and chemistry

Major Writings: "Radium and the New Concepts in Chemistry", "The Discovery of Radium"

Occupation: Physicist, chemist, and professor


Career:

Marie Curie is best known for her pioneering work in the study of radioactivity, for which she was awarded two Nobel Prizes. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. Her work with her husband, Pierre Curie, led to the discovery of two new elements, polonium, and radium, and she was instrumental in the development of X-rays.


Early Life & Childhood:

Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland, in 1867. She was the youngest of five children and showed a talent for science at a young age. Despite financial difficulties, she pursued her education and eventually went to study at the Sorbonne in Paris.


Personal Life & Family:

Marie Curie married Pierre Curie in 1895 and together they had two daughters, Irène and Ève. Pierre died in a tragic accident in 1906, leaving Marie to continue their work alone. Despite her grief, she persevered and went on to make many important contributions to science.


Later Life & Death:

Marie Curie continued to work in the field of radioactivity and was awarded her second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. She suffered from aplastic anemia caused by prolonged exposure to ionizing radiation and died in 1934 at the age of 66.


Some Unknown Information:

  1. Marie Curie was the first woman to become a professor at the Sorbonne.
  2. She was the first woman to be buried at the Panthéon in Paris.
  3. She and her husband Pierre were both awarded Nobel Prizes in Physics in 1903.
  4. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in any field.
  5. She co-founded the Radium Institute in Paris in 1914.
  6. She used her Nobel Prize money to purchase radium for her research.
  7. She was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different fields.
  8. She was a strong advocate for the use of radium in medicine.
  9. She was a pioneer in the field of nuclear physics.
  10. She refused to patent her discoveries, believing that scientific knowledge should be shared freely for the benefit of humanity.