Marie Curie was born in Poland in 1867. Her father taught maths and physics, 1 she used to enjoy these subjects at school. Marie went to Paris to study physics and maths in 1891. There she 2 a scientist called Pierre Curie. They got married in 1895. Together, Pierre and Marie discovered radium (镭).
In 1903, Marie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize — she 3 it with Pierre. Then, in 1904, Pierre became a 4 of the "Academie Francaise". Women were not allowed to become members, so Marie was 5 accepted by them. Pierre died in an accident in 1906, but Marie went on working until her death in 1934.
