Pierre Curie
1859 – 1906 · aged 47
French physicist and chemist (1859–1906)
- Born
- 15 May 1859 · Paris
- Died
- 19 Apr 1906 · Paris
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- 15 May 1859BornBorn in Paris
- 1901AwardLa Caze Prize of the Academy of Sciences
- 1903AwardDavy Medal
- 1903AwardNobel Prize in Physics
- 1904AwardMatteucci Medal
- 1906AwardJean Reynaud Prize
- 19 Apr 1906DiedDied in Paris
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Major world events during their lifetime (1859 – 1906).
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist and chemist, and a pioneer in crystallography and magnetism. He shared one half of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Maria Skłodowska-Curie, for their work on radioactivity. With their win, the Curies became the first married couple to win a Nobel Prize, launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes.
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