Early Life
"Maria Salomea Sklodowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 7, 1867. She was the youngest of five children, three older sisters and a brother. Both of her parents were educators and insisted that their girls be educated as well as their son. Maria graduated from high school first in her class at the age of 15. She earned her master’s degree in physics in July 1893. Women’s education advocates gave her a scholarship to stay and take a second degree in mathematics, awarded in 1894. One of Marie’s professors arranged a research grant for her to study the magnetic properties and chemical composition of steel. In arranging for lab space, she was introduced to a young man named Pierre Curie. Pierre was a brilliant researcher himself and had invented several instruments for measuring magnetic fields and electricity. The two were married in the summer of 1895" (Life Science, 2013).
"Maria Salomea Sklodowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 7, 1867. She was the youngest of five children, three older sisters and a brother. Both of her parents were educators and insisted that their girls be educated as well as their son. Maria graduated from high school first in her class at the age of 15. She earned her master’s degree in physics in July 1893. Women’s education advocates gave her a scholarship to stay and take a second degree in mathematics, awarded in 1894. One of Marie’s professors arranged a research grant for her to study the magnetic properties and chemical composition of steel. In arranging for lab space, she was introduced to a young man named Pierre Curie. Pierre was a brilliant researcher himself and had invented several instruments for measuring magnetic fields and electricity. The two were married in the summer of 1895" (Life Science, 2013).