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Antoine Henri Becquerel (/ ˌ b ɛ k ə ˈ r ɛ l /; [3] French: [ɑ̃twan ɑ̃ʁi bɛkʁɛl]; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French engineer, physicist, Nobel laureate, and the first person to discover radioactivity.
Aug 21, 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.
Henri Becquerel was a French physicist who discovered natural radioactivity in 1896. He was the son and grandson of distinguished scientists and a professor at the Polytechnic and the Paris Museum.
Antoine Henri Becquerel. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903. Born: 15 December 1852, Paris, France. Died: 25 August 1908, France. Affiliation at the time of the award: École Polytechnique, Paris, France. Prize motivation: “in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity” Prize share: 1/2. Work
Aug 9, 2019 · Antoine Henri Becquerel (born December 15, 1852 in Paris, France), known as Henri Becquerel, was a French physicist who discovered radioactivity, a process in which an atomic nucleus emits particles because it is unstable.
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.
Antoine Henri Becquerel (December 15, 1852 – August 25, 1908) was a French physicist, Nobel laureate, and one of the discoverers of radioactivity.