Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist who loved discovering new things about the world! She studied invisible energy and made big discoveries in her laboratory. She was the very first woman to win a huge award called the Nobel Prize. Marie’s hard work and brilliant mind changed science forever!
Marie discovered two brand new elements, which are tiny building blocks that make up everything in the world! She came up with the word “radioactivity” to describe the special energy they gave off. Her discoveries helped doctors build X-ray machines that can take pictures of our bones when we get hurt. She won the Nobel Prize not once, but twice!
- Marie Curie was the first person ever to win two Nobel Prizes!
- She loved riding her bicycle around Paris with her husband Pierre, who was also a scientist.
- Marie kept working in her lab even when she became very famous.
- She also helped sick soldiers during a big war by bringing X-ray machines to hospitals in a special van!
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