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This is a wiki page about the physicist Marie Curie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
Personal Life
Marie Curie was a Polish scientist born on November 7, 1867. She lived most of her early life in Warsaw Poland. Both of her parents were teachers so she learned to read and write at a very young age. This was uncommon for most girls at the time. She enjoyed learning and took an interest in science. She had a good memory and did very well in school. Poland was under Russian control at this time and this caused hard times for Marie and her family. Her dad lost his job and no one was supposed to read or write in Polish.
Marie worked hard to be able to attend university after she graduated high school. This was difficult to do for women in Poland in the 1800s. She found out about a university in Paris, France called the Sorbonne that she could attend. She worked for six years before she was able to move to France and start at the university. During this time she read a lot about math and physics because she wanted to be a scientist. She only took three years to earn a degree in Physics and met the love of her life Pierre while she was there. They were both scientists.
Notable contributions
Before she died because of overexposure to radiation she made a lot of important discoveries that are important to chemistry, biology, and physics today!
Radioactivity
Discovered Elements
Nobel Prizes
Other
Fun Facts
Her family nick name was Manya.
She was the youngest of 5 children.
Her mother died of TB when she was young.
Her sister died of Typhus when she was young.
Myths Debunked
See also
Further reading
Einstein, His Life and Universe by Walter Issacson, 2007
The World as I See It by Albert Einstein, 1949