Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel
Henri Becquerel c. 1905
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a French engineer, physicist, Nobel laureate, and the first person to discover evidence of radioactivity.
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in physics (shared ) (1903)
"in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity"
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Born
15 December 1852 Paris, France
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Died
25 August 1908 (aged 55) Le Croisic, Brittany, France
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Nationality
French
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Known for
Discovery of radioactivity
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Fields
Physics, chemistry
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Alma mater
École Polytechnique École des Ponts et Chaussées
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Awards
Rumford Medal (1900) Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) Barnard Medal (1905) ForMemRS (1908)
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Institutions
Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers École Polytechnique Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
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France
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Doctoral students
Marie Skłodowska-Curie
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1800+

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