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Antoine Henri Becquerel ( / ˌbɛkəˈrɛl /; [3] French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ɑ̃ʁi bɛkʁɛl]; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French engineer, physicist, Nobel laureate, and the first person to discover radioactivity. For work in this field he, along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie, [4] received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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.
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.
Jan 30, 2019 · Episode 4 - Henri Becquerel. The mark of a great scientist is making grand discoveries almost unintentionally. While studying fluorescence, Henri Becquerel discovered natural radioactivity....
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.
Jun 6, 2023 · 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 Winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. A NTOINE H ENRI B ECQUEREL. 1903 Nobel Laureate in Physics. in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity. Background.
French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity while working on a series of experiments on phosphorescent materials. On 26 February 1896, he placed uranium salts on top of a photographic plate wrapped in black paper. The salts caused a blackening of the plate despite the paper in between.
Henri Becquerel, (born Dec. 15, 1852, Paris, France—died Aug. 25, 1908, Le Croisic), French physicist. His grandfather, Antoine-César (1788–1878), was one of the founders of the field of electrochemistry, and his father, Alexandre-Edmond (1820–91), made important studies of light phenomena.
Antoine Henri Becquerel, né le 15 décembre 1852 dans l' ancien 12e arrondissement de Paris 2 et mort le 25 août 1908 au Croisic, est un physicien français. Il découvre la radioactivité en 1896 et il est lauréat de la moitié du prix Nobel de physique de 1903 (partagé avec Marie Curie et son mari Pierre Curie) 3 .
