Henri+Becquerel(DD)


 * __Henri Becquerel__**

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date of birth: Dec. 15th 1852 date of death: Aug. 24th 1908 country of origin: France · Henri Becquerel was born in Paris on December 15,1852 · His family consisted of very accomplished scientists · In 1888 Becquerel received his doctrine degree in science · In 1892 he was appointed Professor of Applied Physics in the Department of Natural History at the Paris Museum · Becquerel worked with Marie Curie and her husband with the creation of radioactivity ·  Becquerel was experimenting with naturally occurring phosphorescence and accidentially discovered radioactivity · He had the phosphorescence on a photographic paper and it was sitting in a drawer · When he pulled it out the material had formed a big black spot on the paper, which was radioactivity · Becquerel and the Curie’s both got credit for discovering radioactivity · He received the Nobel Peace Prize with Marie Curie in 1903 for their discoveries · This discovery was so advanced it is still used in hospitals today and it has been curing people for decades