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Marie Curie is born
Marie Curie is born in Warsaw Poland. She was born Maria Sklodowska. When the country was under Russian control. -
Discoveries
Marie discovers Polonium and Radium. two elements with radioactive properties. he studies at this time focused on rays or x rays an dhow they pass through opague materials. . She called this "radioactivity" -
married
While at Sorborne, Marie met a dedicated scientist, Pierre Curie and the two were married. They were both completely focused on scientific research. Continued towork full time evenafter her two daughters were born (Irene and Eve) -
doctoral studies begin
Marie bgan her doctoral studies ,at Sorborne -
Act
US Congress adopts the Expedition Act, which allows the Attorney General to 'expedite' anti-trust cases through the courts, reflecting growing popular support for President Roosevelt's 'trust busting' campaign -
PHd.
Marie was awarded her PHd from Sorborne and her and her husband were awarded the nobel prize for their work with radioactivity. -
Moving on up
Marie was promoted to the chief assistant to her husband in is lab. She continues to work closely with him. -
Widowed
Marie becomes a widow when her husband Pierre dies in an accident / She takes his palce teaching and becomes the first female professor -
Another Nobel Prize
Marie is awarded another Nobel Prize for her work in Chemistry. This one for her work with the radioactive elements she discovered earlier Polonium and Radium. -
WWI
World War I begins. also called the Great War . Involved most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the US and some Middle Eastern countries. World War I saw an estimated 10 million military deaths and another 20 million wounded during the time span of 1914-1918. -
X-Ray
during WWI, Marie was working with X-rays and these xrays where used tolocate schrapnel in wounded soldiers. -
Assembly Line
Henry Ford introduces the assembly line which will change the way america works. This began with the Model T and the fact that because it was made with parts that are interchangable the assembly line worked. -
Visiting America
Marie Visits America for the first time. She is honored and reverred eveywhere she goes. she was given a gift of 1 gram of Radium. -
The fall of the Stock Market
The1930 Wall Street crash would propel the market downward, and the trend would continue until the market bottomed out in 1932. During tis time the Great Depression was in full swing causing no jobs to be available food and money was scarce. Some people even went as far as to sell their children so they have a better life. -
cancer
marie Curie and her sister begin researchon cancer. This research is still open today and still bears her name. -
Passing of a Legend
marie Curie passes away. Her long history of working with the radioactive materials that she worked with ultimately lead to her death.
