Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel was a Physicist, while doing some research, he found radioactivity. Henri was born in Paris in 1853, he was born into a family of scientists. Alexander Becquerel, Aurelie Quenard, and Antoine Céasar were his family. His father and grandfather were scientists as well. His father was an expert on solar radiation and his grandfather had invented an electrolytic method for extracting metals from their ores. He learned about physics and chemistry through his university and joined the government

Henri Becquerel, who was studying X-rays, had recently observed that uranium salt left an impression on a photographic plate in spite of its protective envelope. And so his frail wife set about her work, handling tons of minerals’ she noted that another substance

Antoine-Henri Becquerel was a major inspiration to me, Marie Curie, and my hard-working husband, Pierre Curie. Mr. Becquerel motivated the two of us to do our absolute best at each and every task. Everyone should know about him. I don’t know how I would have accomplished the scientific work involving radioactivity without him. Mr. Becquerel made an outstanding discovery with the element named uranium. He found out that this particular element emits rays. For a long time, these rays were named

Madame Curie, as the scientist is venerably called, was a true pioneer of her time. Growing up amidst political turmoil and sexual discrimination she was able to persevere with austere determination to make breakthrough scientific findings, while also fighting for humanitarian betterment. In a long list of renowned female scientists Madam Curie stands at the top of the list not only for her findings, but also for her efforts to aid those with the worst afflictions; she is long remembered as a pioneer

“Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.” This quote comes from Marie Curie, a woman who was widely respected considering when she lived due to her help in the advancement in scientific knowledge. Marie Curie was born into the Sklodowski family in Warsaw, Poland on November 7th, 1867, as the youngest of 5 kids, and from a young age, she always had a thirst for learning. Her mother, Bronislawa, was very smart for a woman of her time. She graduated from Warsaw’s top private school

When Obsession Becomes Deadly: The Life of Marie Curie Marie Curie, a pioneer in her field and Nobel Prize winning Chemist, took a path that few women of her time dared and unfortunately, her passion for Science would be her ultimate demise. From birth to death Marie Curie lived a full life, with love, work, and passion at the center. Maria Skłodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 7 November 1867, the fifth and youngest child of well-known teachers Bronisława and Władysław Skłodowski. Maria's

Pierre and Marie Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium           Marie and Pierre Curie's pioneer research was again brought to mind when      on 20 April last year, their bodies were taken from their place of burial at Sceaux,      just outside Paris, and in a solemn ceremony were laid to rest under the mighty      dome of the Panthéon. Marie Curie thus

Although Marie Curie was not the first woman to excel in science or mathematics, she can be considered the first major woman scientist to receive full credit for her scientific work. Considering her Nobel prizes alone, she is ranked at the top of the scientists of the modern period. Despite this, somehow Marie Curie’s popular images, as well as those embedded in some of the scholarly literature, suggest important, but rather modest contributions to society (Pycior, 301). Marie Curie was born Maria

rays were discovered. In 1896, French scientist Henri Becquerel discovered natural radioactivity. Many scientists of the period were working with cathode rays, and other scientists were gathering evidence on the theory that the atom could be subdivided. Some of the new research showed that certain types of atoms break by themselves. It was Henri Becquerel who discovered this experience while investigating the properties of fluorescent minerals. Becquerel was researching the principles of fluorescence

Trechelle Monroe Final Project: Art Timeline Sculptures from the 18th-20th Century February 23, 2012 Fig 1 1905 Mediterrane Aristide Maillo, French Sculpture Musee d’Orsay, Paris This sculpture falls in the modern art category and the style is abstract expressionism. This sculpture is very large it is actually 110cm. The artist that created this sculpture was one of the many fine French Sculptors, he was one of the younger generation who started out as a Symbolist painter as well as