Maria Skłodowska-Curie 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934 Erasmus+ project: „we are all migrants of this world” 2016-2018 Visit in Portugal 19-23 April 2017

She was born in Warsaw 7 XI 1867, and died in Passy 4 VII 1934 She was born in Warsaw 7 XI 1867, and died in Passy 4 VII 1934. She was a physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person and only woman to receive a Nobel award twice, in two different sciences. She was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris

Her family lost their property and fortunes through patriotic involvements in Polish national uprisings aimed at restoring Poland's independence. In 1891, she left Poland for France. In Paris, Maria found shelter with her sister proceeding with her studies of physics, chemistry, and mathematics at the University of Paris. Sorbona

Skłodowska studied during the day and tutored evenings, barely earning her keep. In 1893, she was awarded a degree in physics and began work in an industrial laboratory of Professor Gabriel Lippmann. After finishig studies she met Pierre Curie – her future husband. Pierre Curie

Maria was awarded her 1st Nobel prize in 1903 Maria was awarded her 1st Nobel prize in 1903. The second one was awarded to her in 1911. Nobel Prize

Meanwhile, in 1906, her husband Pierre died Meanwhile, in 1906, her husband Pierre died. Maria was devastated after this traumatic experience, but she had to pull herself together.

Maria had two daughters: Irène Curie - Ève Curie Irène Ève

In her life as a scientist Maria discovered Radium and Polonium – radioactive elements. She named the first chemical element that she discovered‍—‌polonium, after her native country.

Maria died of anemia, brought on by exposure to radiation, on 4 VII 1934 in a sanatorium in Passy. Her and her husband’s bodies are in the pantheon in Paris. However, she has got a grave in Poland in Warsaw too.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION By Jakub Kosiorek, Jakub Szymański, Wioleta Łukasiak, Katarzyna Dudzińska Sources: wikipedia.pl polskieradio.pl