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- Pierre Curie (/ ˈkjʊəri / KURE-ee, French: [pjɛʁ kyʁi]; 15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity, and radioactivity.
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Pierre Curie (/ ˈ k jʊər i / KURE-ee, French: [pjɛʁ kyʁi]; 15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity, and radioactivity.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1859-1906) Who Was Pierre Curie? French physicist Pierre Curie was one of the founding fathers of modern physics and is best known for being a pioneer in radioactive studies. He and his...
May 11, 2024 · Pierre Curie (born May 15, 1859, Paris, France—died April 19, 1906, Paris) was a French physical chemist, cowinner with his wife Marie Curie of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. He and Marie discovered radium and polonium in their investigation of radioactivity. An exceptional physicist, he was one of the main founders of modern physics.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical. Pierre Curie was born in Paris, where his father was a general medical practitioner, on May 15, 1859. He received his early education at home before entering the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne.
Jul 7, 2021 · Updated on July 07, 2021. Pierre Curie (May 15, 1859–April 19, 1906) was a French physicist, physical chemist, and Nobel laureate. Many people are familiar with his wife Marie Curie's accomplishments but might not know about his own work.
- Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Pierre Curie (May 15, 1859 – died April 19, 1906) was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity. Before joining his wife, Maria Skłodowska-Curie , in her research, Pierre Curie was already widely known and respected in the world of physics.
May 14, 2018 · People. Science and Technology. Physics: Biographies. Pierre Curie. Curie, Pierre. views 3,631,554 updated May 14 2018. Curie, Pierre. ( b. Paris France, 15 May 1859; d. Paris 19 April 1906) physics. Curie was the son and grandson of physicians. His grandfather came from a protestant family of Alsatian origin and practiced medicine in Mulhouse.
