(Antoine) Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), French physicist. Artist: Unknown.

(Antoine) Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), French physicist. Artist: Unknown.

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(Antoine) Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), French physicist. In 1896 Becquerel accidentally discovered radioactivity while investigating the phosphorescence of uranium salts. He shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for physics with Pierre and Marie Curie. The SI unit for radioactivity, the Becquerel, is named after him. (Colorised black and white print).


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  1. Henri Becquerel: French: Scientist, physicist
People Related
  1. Marie Curie: French, Polish: Physicist
  2. Pierre Curie: French: Scientist, physicist

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  1. Photograph

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  1. Portrait

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  1. 2-677-313
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