![]() ![]() As a child, Curie took after her father.When she was only 10, Curie lost her mother, Bronislawa, to tuberculosis. Her father, Wladyslaw, was a math and physics instructor. Both of Curie’s parents were teachers.Maria Sklodowska, later known as Marie Curie, was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw (modern-day Poland). Curie was the youngest of five children, following siblings Zosia, Józef, Bronya and Hela.The famed scientist died in 1934 of aplastic anemia likely caused by exposure to radiation.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. ![]() Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person - man or woman - to win the award twice.UPSC Geo Scientist Eligibility Criteria.UPSC EPFO Previous Year Question Papers. ![]()
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