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Marie Curie's Life in Weeks

Pioneered research on radioactivity and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.

1867–1934 Polish-French Physicist & Chemist 3,477 weeks (66 years)

Marie Curie's 3,477 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,477
Total Weeks
24,339
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
66
Years

Key Milestones

Age 24 · Week ~1,248

Moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne

Age 28 · Week ~1,456

Married Pierre Curie and began collaborative research

Age 36 · Week ~1,872

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel

Age 44 · Week ~2,288

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Age 47 · Week ~2,444

Developed mobile X-ray units for field hospitals during World War I

Legacy

Discovered polonium and radium, and developed techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes. Won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).

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