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Antoine Henri Becquerel ( / ˌbɛkəˈrɛl /; [3] French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ɑ̃ʁi bɛkʁɛl]; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French engineer, physicist, Nobel laureate, and the first person to discover radioactivity. For work in this field he, along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie, [4] received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.
May 9, 2024 · Henri Becquerel (born December 15, 1852, Paris, France—died August 25, 1908, Le Croisic) was a French physicist who discovered radioactivity through his investigations of uranium and other substances. In 1903 he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie.
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Aug 9, 2019 · Learn about Henri Becquerel, who accidentally discovered radioactivity in 1896 by exposing uranium-based crystals to sunlight. Find out his biography, achievements, awards, and legacy in physics and science.
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For his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity Becquerel was awarded half of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903, the other half being given to Pierre and Marie Curie for their study of the Becquerel radiation.
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Oct 31, 2008 · Henri Becquerel. In 1896, inspired by Wilhelm Konrad Röntgen's discovery of x-rays, Becquerel investigated the possibility that such x-rays could cause phosphorescence and whether phosphorescent materials could emit x-rays.
Henri Becquerel, (born Dec. 15, 1852, Paris, France—died Aug. 25, 1908, Le Croisic), French physicist. His grandfather, Antoine-César (1788–1878), was one of the founders of the field of electrochemistry, and his father, Alexandre-Edmond (1820–91), made important studies of light phenomena.
