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Marie Curie was a pioneering scientist born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, who made significant contributions to the field of radioactivity, co-discovering polonium and radium. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to have won in two different scientific fields, Physics and Chemistry. Her legacy continues to inspire future generations of scientists and opened doors for women in science.

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Marie Curie was a pioneering scientist born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, who made significant contributions to the field of radioactivity, co-discovering polonium and radium. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to have won in two different scientific fields, Physics and Chemistry. Her legacy continues to inspire future generations of scientists and opened doors for women in science.

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MARIE CURIE: THE PIONEER OF

RADIOACTIVITY

INTRODUCTION

Today, I am going to talk about


Marie Curie, an extraordinary
woman who made
groundbreaking discoveries in
the field of science, especially in
radioactivity

EARLY LIFE AND


EDUCATION

MARIE CURIE WAS BORN ON


NOVEMBER 7, 1867, IN WARSAW,
POLAND. SHE GREW UP IN A FAMILY
OF TEACHERS WHO VALUED
EDUCATION, BUT SHE FACED MANY
CHALLENGES BECAUSE WOMEN HAD
LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES AT THAT
TIME.
SHE MOVED TO PARIS IN 1891 AND
STUDIED PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
AT THE SORBONNE UNIVERSITY. SHE
WORKED VERY HARD AND
GRADUATED AT THE TOP OF HER
CLASS.

SCIENTIFIC
ACHIEVEMENTS
In 1895, she married Pierre
Curie, who was also a scientist.
Together, they discovered two
new elements: polonium and
radium. Her work was very
important in the study of
radioactivity, a term that she
coined.
Marie Curie became the first
woman to win a Nobel Prize, and
the only person to win Nobel
Prizes in two different scientific
fields: Physics (1903) and
Chemistry (1911).
She faced many difficulties as a
woman in science, but she never
gave up. She continued her
research even during World War
I, helping to develop mobile X-
ray units for medical use.
CONCLUTION
In conclusion, Marie Curie was an
extraordinary woman because of
her intelligence, determination,
and contributions to science.
She opened doors for women in
scientific fields and left a lasting
impact on the world. Her legacy
continues to inspire scientists
around the globe.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
AND
SOURCES
MARIE CURIE, BORN MARIA
SKLODOWSKA IN WARSAW IN 1867,
STUDIED PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
AT THE SORBONNE IN PARIS. SHE
MARRIED PIERRE CURIE IN 1895, AND
TOGETHER THEY DISCOVERED
POLONIUM AND RADIUM, PIONEERING
RESEARCH IN RADIOACTIVITY. AFTER
PIERRE'S DEATH, SHE BECAME THE
FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR AT THE
SORBONNE AND DIRECTED THE CURIE
LABORATORY.

CURIE RECEIVED TWO NOBEL PRIZES:


PHYSICS (1903) AND CHEMISTRY
(1911), MAKING HER THE FIRST
PERSON TO WIN IN TWO SCIENTIFIC
FIELDS. SHE PROMOTED THE USE OF
RADIUM FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
CONTRIBUTED TO WORLD WAR I
EFFORTS WITH MOBILE X-RAY UNITS,
AND HELPED ESTABLISH A
RADIOACTIVITY LAB IN WARSAW. HER
WORK EARNED GLOBAL RECOGNITION,
NUMEROUS HONORS, AND LASTING
SCIENTIFIC IMPACT.

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