Henri Becquerel - Wikipedia
Antoine Henri Becquerel (/ ˌ b ɛ k ə ˈ r ɛ l /; [3] French: [ɑ̃ʁi bɛkʁɛl]; 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. [4] The SI unit of radioactivity, the becquerel (Bq), is named after him.
Henri Becquerel | French Physicist & Radioactivity Pioneer
2024年12月11日 · 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 …
Henri Becquerel and the Discovery of Radioactivity - ThoughtCo
2019年8月9日 · 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. He won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie, the latter of whom was Becquerel’s graduate student.
Henri Becquerel – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
His father, Alexander Edmond Becquerel, was a Professor of Applied Physics and had done research on solar radiation and on phosphorescence, while his grandfather, Antoine César, had been a Fellow of the Royal Society and the inventor of …
Physics History March 2008 - American Physical Society
In one of the most well-known accidental discoveries in the history of physics, on an overcast day in March 1896, French physicist Henri Becquerel opened a drawer and discovered spontaneous radioactivity.
Henri Becquerel – Facts - NobelPrize.org
When Henri Becquerel investigated the newly discovered X-rays in 1896, it led to studies of how uranium salts are affected by light. By accident, he discovered that uranium salts spontaneously emit a penetrating radiation that can be registered on a photographic plate.
Henri Becquerel and the Discovery of Radioactivity - Owlcation
2024年5月25日 · Henri Becquerel was a French physicist born in 1852, renowned for his chance discovery of radioactivity in 1896. Both his father and grandfather were distinguished scientists, and Henri followed in their footsteps by serving as a professor of physics and working at the Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Henri Becquerel - New World Encyclopedia
Antoine Henri Becquerel (December 15, 1852 – August 25, 1908) was a French physicist, Nobel laureate, and one of the discoverers of radioactivity.
Discovery of Radioactivity: Becquerel - Le Moyne
Like his father and grandfather, this Becquerel was an expert on phosphorescent minerals. He is best known for his discovery of radioactivity, first reported just over a century ago in the selection reproduced here.
Antoine-Henri Becquerel, discoverer of radioactivity - Nuclear …
2013年4月17日 · Antoine-Henri Becquerel, born on December 15, 1852 in Paris, France, was a renowned French physicist who played a crucial role in the discovery of radioactivity, a finding that would transform 20th-century science. His work in this field led to him sharing the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie.