Pierre Curie
Pierre Curie
Curie c. 1906
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a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity, and radioactivity.
Born
15 May 1859 Paris, France
Died
19 April 1906 (aged 46) Paris, France
Known for
Radioactivity Curie's law Curie–Weiss law Curie constant Curie temperature Discovery of piezoelectricity
Fields
Physics, chemistry
Alma mater
University of Paris
Awards
Davy Medal (1903) Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) Matteucci Medal (1904) Elliott Cresson Medal (1909)
Institutions
University of Paris
Spouse(s)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie ( m. 1895)
adultbasic
France
Children
Irène Ève
Doctoral advisor
Gabriel Lippmann
Doctoral students
Paul Langevin André-Louis Debierne Marguerite Catherine Perey
era
1800+