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Henri Becquerel
French physicist (1852–1908)
Antoine Henri Becquerel (;[2]French:[ɑ̃ʁibɛkʁɛl]; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French physicist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie for his discovery of radioactivity.[3] The SI unit of radioactivity, the becquerel (Bq), is named after him.
Biography
Family and education
Becquerel was born in Paris, France, into a wealthy family which produced four generations of notable physicists, including Becquerel's grandfather (Antoine César Becquerel), father (Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel), and son (Jean Becquerel).[4] Henri started off his education by attending the Lycée Louis-le-Grand school, a prep school in Paris.[4] He studied engineering at the École Polytechnique and the École des Ponts et Chaussées.[5]
Career
In Becquerel's early career, he became the third in his family to occupy the physics chair at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1892. Later on in 1894, Becquerel became chief engineer
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Henri Becquerel
Henri Becquerel’s Timeline
1852 Dec 15th Born in Paris, France.
1872 Entered at École Polytechnique.
1874 Began working for the Department of Roads and Bridges.
1877 Became an engineer at the Department of Roads and Bridges.
1878 Appointed as an Assistant at the Museum of Natural History
1888 Received a Doctor of Science degree.
1892 Appointed Professor of Applied Physics in the Department of Natural History at the Paris Museum.
1894 Appointed chief engineer of the Department of Roads and Bridges.
1895 Appointed Professor at École Polytechnique.
1896 Mar 1st Discovered that uranium emitted radiation without absorbing sunlight.
1903 Jointly received the Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie.
1908 Aug 25th Died in Le Croisic, France.
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Dates
December 15, 1852 – August 25, 1908
Authorized Form of Name
Becquerel, Henri, 1852-1908
Additional Forms of Names
Becquerel, Antoine Henri, 1852-1908
Becquerel, Antoine-Henri, 1852-1908
Abstract
Henri Becquerel was a nuclear physicist at the École Polytechnique, specializing in radiation and radioactivity. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity."
Important Dates
December 15, 1852Birth, Paris (France).
1874 – 1894Ingénieur (Engineer) (1877-1894) and Ingénieur-en-chef (Chief Engineer) (1894), École des ponts ParisTech (École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées), Paris (France).
1878Chair of Applied Physics, National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts (Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers), Paris (France).
1878 – 1908Assistant (1878); Professional of Applied Physics (1892), Museum of National History (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France)), Paris (France).
1888Obtained docteur-ès-sciences degree in enginee
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