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Marie Curie “Mother of modern Physics” 1867-1934: 

Marie Curie “ Mother of modern Physics ” 1867-1934 By: Bella Lopez

Childhood: 

Childhood Marie Curie was born in November 7,1867 in Warsaw, Poland. Her mother died when she was 11, she was also a teacher Her father was a mathematics and physics teacher. At age 16 she won a gold medal for the completion of her secondary education at a Russian high school http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

Education : 

Education Marie Curie went to Paris and enrolled at Sorbonne In 1893 she graduated first place in physics In 1894, on a scholarship she continued her education for a degree in mathematics and took second place http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

Starting a family : 

Starting a family It was through her work that Marie met Pierre Currie They were married July 26,1895 Their first child Irene, was born in 1897 Then she became a physics lecturer at a girls’ school http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

Working with radioactivity: 

Working with radioactivity She was inspired by Henri Becquerel to find radioactivity in other elements On April 12,1898 she published her hypothesis on an unknown radioactive element Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discovered Polonium and radium On January 12,1902 she isolated pure radium In 1903 dissertation became the first advanced research in technology http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

Ups and Downs : 

Ups and Downs In 1903 for their hard work Marie Curie, Pierre Currie, and Henri Becquerel received the Nobel prize for chemistry. In this same year they lost a child born prematurely. In 1904 Pierre was offered a job at Sorbonne That same year they had their second daughter, Eve, who would later write a biography on her mother http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

A sad time and better time: 

A sad time and better time In 1906 Pierre was killed when he was ran over by a horse carriage. Marie was left to watch after her two daughters. She was later offered a chair at Sorbonne and she took it. Then she was elected a full professor and was first woman with chair at Sorbonne. http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

Further accomplishments: 

Further accomplishments In 1910 she published her Treatise on radioactivity . In 1911 she was named director of the institute for radioactivity in Warsaw, and received a second Nobel prize. During World War I she supported the French and helped them establish portable x- ray equipment In 1924 she published a biography on her husband. http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

Illness and death : 

Illness and death Marie and her daughter Irene contracted leukemia after many years of exposure to radioactivity. Maries’ notebooks are still too radioactive to handle By the 1920’s Maries’ vision was starting to fail In 1934 Marie died of pernicious anemia http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Pierre and Marie Curie Marie and her two daughters Irene and Eve Marie working with radioactivity Marie and Pierre Currie on French currency

Further Readings: 

Further Readings Madame Curie: A biography ; by Eve Curie and Vincent Sheean Radiation and modern life The inner world of Marie Curie ; by Barbara Goldsmith Marie Curie: A life ; by Susan Quinn