Marie Curie - Movie, Children & Death
Who Was Marie Curie?Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person — man or woman — to win the award twice. With her husband Pierre Curie, Marie's efforts led to the discovery of polonium and radium and, after Pierre's death, the further development of X-rays. The famed scientist died in 1934 of aplastic anemia likely caused by exposure to radiation.
Early Life and EducationMaria Sklodowska, later known as Marie Curie, was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw (modern-day Poland).