Becquerel, Antoine
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| Birthname | Becquerel, Antoine Henri | ||
| born on | 15 December 1852 at 15:00 (= 3:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Paris, France, 48n52, 2e20 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m2e20 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   23°52'   22°04 Asc. 08°17'
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Biography
French physicist, the son of Alexander Edmond Becquerel and the grandson of Antoine Cesar Becquerel, also physicists. He taught physics at the Museum of Natural History in Paris in 1892, and as a professor, occupied the same chair as his dad and granddad. His early studies were concerned with the magnetic and polarization properties of light. In 1896, he discovered that uranium salts emit radiation capable of penetrating black paper and other substances. Originally called Becquerel rays, the phenomena he discovered later became known as radioactivity. He shared the Nobel Prize in physics with Pierre and Marie Curie in 1903.
Died on 8/25/1908, Paris.
Relationships
- child relationship with Becquerel, Jean Antoine (born 5 February 1878)
- parent relationship with Becquerel, Alexandre (born 24 March 1820)
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 25 August 1908 (Age 55)
- Work : Great Achievement 1896 (Discovered radioactivity)
- Work : Prize 1903 (Nobel Prize)
Source Notes
Gauquelin Vol. 2/2569
Categories
- Vocation : Science : Physics
- Notable : Awards : Nobel prize
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor of physics)
- Family : Childhood : Family noted (Dad and granddad)
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Discovered radioactivity)
