who was madame curie

Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Her efforts, along with that of her husband Pierre, led to the discovery of polonium and radium.

He championed the development of X-rays.

Marie Curie became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and the first woman to win the prize twice.

Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw (modern day Poland).

Curie was the youngest of five children, with siblings Zosia, Józef, Bronya and Hella.

Curie's parents were both teachers. Her father, Władysław, was an instructor in mathematics and physics.

Curie lost her mother, Bronislawa, to tuberculosis when she was only 10 years old.

Marie married French physicist Pierre Curie on July 26, 1895.

Curie died on July 4, 1934, of aplastic anemia, believed to be caused by prolonged exposure to radiation.