Aurora | Page 8

Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 8 Pierre Curie – 15th May (1859-1906) By age 18, Curie had completed the equivalent of a higher degree+ Due to lack of money, he did not immediately pursue his doctorate, but worked as a laboratory instructor+ But as time passed and the smarter he became, he moved from a lab technician to earning a Doctor of Science degree and was appointed Professor of Physics in 1895+ Curie's studies of radioactive substances were made together with his wife Marie, als