Birth of Marie Sklodowska Curie
Birth of Marie Sklodowska Curie in Warsaw.
Role range: 1867-1934
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Marie Sklodowska Curie Biography and Timeline
Follow Marie Sklodowska Curie through 55 dated historical records for Poland.
Marie Sklodowska Curie, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1867–1915Years on this page
1867
Childhood
Grows up in Warsaw under Russian imperial rule.
Role range: 1867-1934
1891
Moves to Paris
Leaves Warsaw to study at the University of Paris.
Role range: 1867-1934
1893
Physics Degree
Completes a physics degree at the University of Paris.
Role range: 1867-1934
1894
Mathematics Degree
Completes further mathematical studies in Paris.
Role range: 1867-1934
1895
Marriage
Marries Pierre Curie and continues research in Paris.
Role range: 1867-1934
1896
Radioactivity Research
Begins studying Becquerel rays for her doctoral work.
Role range: 1867-1934
1897
Birth of Irene Curie
Gives birth to her daughter Irene Curie.
Role range: 1867-1934
1898
Discovery of Polonium
Announces polonium with Pierre Curie.
Role range: 1867-1934
Discovery of Radium
Announces radium with Pierre Curie and Gustave Bemont.
Role range: 1867-1934
Pitchblende Research
Finds pitchblende more radioactive than uranium alone.
Role range: 1867-1934
Radium
Shows pitchblende contains a substance far more radioactive than uranium.
Role range: 1867-1934
Radioactivity Term
Uses radioactivity to describe emissions from uranium and thorium.
Role range: 1867-1934
Radioactivity
Measures uranium minerals while developing the concept of radioactivity.
Role range: 1867-1934
1900
Ecole Normale Teaching
Begins teaching physics at the Ecole Normale Superieure for women.
Role range: 1867-1934
1902
Radium Atomic Weight
Determines radium properties from purified radium chloride.
Role range: 1867-1934
Polonium Naming
Names polonium after Poland, her native country.
Role range: 1867-1934
Radium Isolation
Separates radium salts and determines radium properties during doctoral research.
Role range: 1867-1934
1903
Doctorate
Receives her doctorate for research on radioactive substances.
Role range: 1867-1934
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for radiation research.
Role range: 1867-1934
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics and becomes the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize.
Role range: 1867-1934
Davy Medal
Receives the Davy Medal with Pierre Curie.
Role range: 1867-1934
Radium Process
Leaves the radium isolation process unpatented for open scientific use.
Role range: 1867-1934
1904
Birth of Eve Curie
Gives birth to Eve Curie, her second daughter.
Role range: 1867-1934
Laboratory Work
Continues isolating radium compounds after the Nobel Prize.
Role range: 1867-1934
1905
Nobel Visit
Travels to Stockholm for the delayed Nobel ceremonies.
Role range: 1867-1934
1906
Sorbonne Chair
Succeeds Pierre Curie in his Sorbonne chair.
Role range: 1867-1934
First Sorbonne Lecture
Gives her first lecture as Sorbonne professor.
Role range: 1867-1934
1908
Sorbonne Professor
Becomes a full professor at the Sorbonne.
Role range: 1867-1934
1909
Radium Institute Plan
Supports plans for a dedicated radium research institute.
Role range: 1867-1934
1910
Metallic Radium
Produces radium as a pure metal with Andre Debierne.
Role range: 1867-1934
1911
Solvay Conference
Attends the first Solvay Conference on radiation and quanta.
Role range: 1867-1934
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for radium and polonium.
Role range: 1867-1934
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on radium and polonium, including the isolation and study of radium.
Role range: 1867-1934
Health of Marie Sklodowska Curie
Is hospitalised after severe strain following her second Nobel Prize.
Role range: 1867-1934
1912
Recovery
Returns gradually to scientific work after illness and controversy.
Role range: 1867-1934
1913
Radium Standard
Continues work on radium standards for scientific measurement.
Role range: 1867-1934
1914
Radium Institute
The Paris Radium Institute opens as war begins.
Role range: 1867-1934
Mobile X-Ray Units
Organises mobile radiography units for wartime medical service.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1867-1934
1915
Little Curies
Equips mobile X-ray cars known as Little Curies.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1867-1934
Records, sources and methodology
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