Marie Curie - biography.

Marie Curie - biography. Polish-born French chemist Birth November 7, 1867 Death July 4, 1934 Place of Birth Warsaw, Poland Principal Paris, France Residence Known for Pioneering the study of radioactivity and discovering the radioactive elements radium and polonium Winning the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics with her husband, Pierre Curie, and Antoine Henri Becquerel Winning the 1911 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and becoming the first scientist to receive the award in two different scientific categories Career 1891 Entered the Sorbonne (now part of the Universities of Paris) to study physics and mathematics 1898 Discovered the radioactive elements radium and polonium with her husband, Pierre Curie 1903 Received her doctorate in physics from the Sorbonne 1906 Became professor of general physics and the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne 1914 Equipped ambulances with X-ray equipment to be used on the front lines of World War I 1918-1934 Directed the Research Department at the Radium Institute of the University of Paris Did You Know Marie Curie was the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne in Paris, and the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize. Marie Curie died of leukemia brought on by her prolonged exposure to radioactivity. The notebooks she used are still radioactive. Marie Curie's daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, won the 1935 Nobel Prize in chemistry. The element curium, discovered in 1944, was named in honor of Marie and her husband, Pierre. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.