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Marie Curie was a physicist, chemist, and a higher education teacher.
Her full name was Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie.
She was born November 7, 1867. She died July 4, 1934.
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Section 2
Marie had a tough childhood. She lost her mother at a young age and was in a very poor financial situation.
Although having a bad childhood, Marie has a spectacular education. She studied at the University of Paris, where she was a very bright student who worked hard and had a good memory.
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Section 3
She dicovered radium and polonium.
Marie also helped the use of radiation appear in medicine and helped us understand radioactivity.
Another accomplishment of hers is that she was the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different areas, Physics and Chemistry.
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Section 4
In the duration of her later years, Marie was a famous scientist who was the head of the Radium Institue. She also created portable X- rays that people used in World War 1. They were named "Little Curies."
She received many awards and many prizes. Some examples are the Ellan Richards Research Prize, the Grand Prix du Marquis d'Argenteuil, and the Cameron Prize from Edinburgh University.
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Section 5
Marie
Strong, smart, and kind
Wife of Pierre Curie, mother of 2 children
Who loved science, her family, and adventure
Who withstood heartbreak, devastation, and helped people
Who feared having no recognition for her work, feared the dangers of radiation, and feared losing her husband and children
Who discovered radium, discovered polonium, and was the first woman to receive a degree in being a doctor of science.
Who wished to see more understanding of radioactivity, wished to see radium out of the way, and wished to see radioactive medical treatment
Born in Poland and lived in Paris
Curie
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