born december 15, 1852 died august 25, 1908 he was married twice had a son named jean in 1878 ...
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Antoine Henri Becquerel
Born December 15, 1852 Died August 25, 1908 He was married twice Had a son named Jean in 1878 Jean would become a physicist likehis father
About Antoine
Where he was from/lived
He was born in Paris, France Lived and had his family also in France
Antoine attended Ecole Polytechnic for
chemistry and physics He went back to school to continue his
academic path
Education
Professor of applied physics in the Department
of Natural History in the Paris museum He later taught at the university where he
started, Ecole Polytechnic
Employment
He won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for his work on
radioactivity Was elected a member of the Academie des
Sciences de France where he would serve his whole life as the secretary
Was also apart of the Royal Academy of Berlin Was named an officer of the French Legion of
Honor in 1900.
Achievement
Antoine's biggest discovery was radioactivity This was a big discovery at the time and is still
an important one today This helped their time learn about radiation
and and really started the more advanced research towards other things like gamma radiation
What was his contribution and how did it change the thinking
of their time