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Becquerel, Antoine Henri
Becquerel, Antoine Henri (1852–1908) French physicist. He was professor of physics at the Paris Museum of Natural History, and later at the Ecole Polytechnique. In 1896 he discovered
radioactivity in uranium salts, for which he shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics with Pierre and Marie
Curie. The becquerel standard unit for measuring radioactivity, which has replaced the
curie, was named after him. See also
beta particle
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Becquerel's blunder.(radioactivity discovery)(Henri Becquerel)
Magazine article from: Social Research; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...penetrating rays. (1) By contrast, Henri Becquerel, who discovered radioactivity just a...in radioactivity resurrected, drawing Becquerel and many others back to his discovery...Union. The discoveries by Rontgen and Becquerel thus were both extremely important to...
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Dr. Richard Swanson Awarded Prestigious European Becquerel Prize for Outstanding Merits in Photovoltaics.
PR Newswire; 9/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...Corporation , was today awarded the prestigious Becquerel Prize for Outstanding Merits in Photovoltaics...I am deeply honored to receive the Becquerel Prize for 2006. It is even more special...these record-setting solar cells. The Becquerel Prize was established in 1989 to mark...
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Nuclear Exchange Brewing at NRC;Becquerel, Gray and Sievert May Obliterate Curie, Rad and Rem
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/19/1989; ; 689 words
; ...International System of Units. Forget the curie, pick up the becquerel. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is trying to decide whether...Energy Agency, these units of measurement are replaced by the becquerel (one 37-billionth of a curie), the gray (100 rad) and...
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John Jones.(Becquerel Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 7/3/2006; 425 words
; John Jones of the University of Surrey, UK, has been awarded the Becquerel Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry in recognition of his contributions to radiochemistry.
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Prof. M. Qaim nominated for 'Becquerel Medal'.
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 2/28/2008; 683 words
; ...and Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Cologne, Germany, has been nominated for the prestigious award of Becquerel Medal 2008 of Royal Society of Chemistry, London. Pakistan Academy of Sciences and Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) jointly...
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The discovery of radioactivity and its aftermath.
Magazine article from: Canadian Chemical News; 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...by the French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel while studying the behaviour of a fluorescent...dominated by the excitement generated from Becquerel's discovery..." [1]. However...discovery. Fortunately, the significance of Becquerel's contribution was quickly realized...
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Quarks, leptons, fermions, bosons: the subatomic pharmacology of radiation therapy.
Magazine article from: Science & Medicine; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...after Roentgen's discovery, Henri Becquerel was experimenting with potassium uranyl...the uranium crystals upon developing. Becquerel concluded that "the phosphorescent substance...and bright. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Becquerel realized the uranium itself was emitting...
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Killer that could not be put back in the test tube
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/10/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...HUNDRED years ago this month, Henri Becquerel opened a drawer on to the atomic age...surpassing our computer-powered age, Becquerel announced his discovery of radioactivity...radium, the "shining" element. In 1903 Becquerel and the Curies shared the Nobel prize...
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History corner
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...tax advisor. Asteroids, Roentgen and Becquerel As part of the centennial celebration...1895) and of radioac tivity by Henri Becquerel (1896), I, together with two astronomers...name , two asteroids after Roentgen and Becquerel in recognition of their pioneering work...
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A Blue Bosom Boy: in the footsteps of Daguerre.(workshop on modern daguerreotyping)
Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 12/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...the original process, however, Edmond Becquerel discovered in 1840 that, instead of...included plates "developed" by the Becquerel method. It is largely due to subsequent...Gerard Meegan in 1987, who discovered the Becquerel-processed plates were not as slow as...
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Becquerel, Antoine-Henri (1852-1908)
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Becquerel, Antoine-Henri (1852-1908) French physicist Antoine-Henri Becquerel's landmark research on x rays and his discovery...most serendipitous events in science history, Becquerel discovered that the uranium he was studying gave...
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Becquerel, Antoine-Henri
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Becquerel, Antoine-Henri FRENCH PHYSICIST1852–1908 Antoine-Henri Becquerel was born the son of the physicist Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel, and the grandson of the physicist Antoine-César Becquerel, and it is not surprising...
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Becquerel, Antoine-César
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Becquerel, Antoine-C é sar ( b . Ch...18 January 1878) electrochemistry. Becquerel ’ s father was the royal lieutenant...at Ch â tillon-sur-Loing. Becquerel himself entered the É cole Polytechnique...
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Antoine Henri Becquerel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Antoine Henri Becquerel The French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) was the discoverer of natural radioactivity. Antoine Henri Becquerel was born in Paris on Dec. 15, 1852. Both his father, Alexandre Edmond Becquerel, and...
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Becquerel, Alexandre-Edmond
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Becquerel, Alexandre-Edmond ( b . Paris, France, 24 March 1820; d . Paris, 11 May 1891) experimental physics. Becquerel was the second son of Antoine-C é sar Becquerel, experimental physicist and professor at the Mus...
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