Education

• 1891 - 1895

  Master’s in Physics and Mathematics

  Graduated at the top of her class in physics and second in mathematics.

  University of Paris

  Paris, France

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• 1885 - 1890

  Informal Higher Education

  Studied physics and chemistry at an underground university that offered education to women.

  Flying University

  Warsaw, Poland

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Experiences

• 1914 - 1934

  Director

  Led groundbreaking studies on radioactivity and mentored future Nobel Prize laureates.

  Radium Institute (Institut du Radium)

  Paris, France

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• 1897 - 1904

  Researcher

  Conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, discovering the elements polonium and radium.

  University of Paris

  Paris, France

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Last publications

• Investigations on Radioactive Substances

  Authors: Marie Curie, Pierre Curie

  Annales de Chimie et de Physique • 1904

  A detailed analysis of the properties and behavior of radioactive elements, including the discovery of radium and polonium.

• Radio-Activity

  Authors: Marie Curie

  Philosophical Magazine • 1900

  Exploration of the phenomena of radioactivity, its measurement, and implications for physics and chemistry.

• The Radiation of Uranium Compounds

  Authors: Marie Curie

  Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences • 1898

  Early research leading to the identification of uranium’s radioactive properties.

Skills