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Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1908)

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Born
December 15, 1852
Died
August 25, 1908
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1852

About Henri Becquerel

Antoine Henri Becquerel (15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French experimental physicist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Marie and Pierre Curie for his discovery of radioactivity. Antoine Henri Becquerel was born on 15 December 1852 in Paris, France. His grandfather, Antoine César Becquerel, father, Edmond Becquerel, and later his son, Jean Becquerel, were all notable physicists. Becquerel attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, before studying engineering at École polytechnique (1872–1874) and École des ponts et chaussées (1874–1877).

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Henri Becquerel timeline

  1. Antoine Henri Becquerel was born on 15 December 1852 in Paris, France.
  2. Becquerel attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, before studying engineering at École polytechnique (1872–1874) and École des ponts et chaussées (1874–1877).

The world when Henri Becquerel was born

Henri Becquerel was born in 1852. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1852

  • Best-selling bookUncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNapoleon III becomes Emperor of France
  • Technology milestoneFirst public flushing toilet opens in London
  • World population~1.32B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population24.4M

1852 versus 2026

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Measure18522026
Population24.4M341 million

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