2. About his
life…
Married to Janin
Father of Jean
Becquerel who also
was a physicist
(fourth generation
of scientist)
Earned his doctor’s
degree 1888
His
education…
3. “Decisiveness is often the art
of timely cruelty.”
Quote:
Greatest
Accomplishme
nt:
Discovered
spontaneous
radioactivity
4. Nationali
ty:
French
Awar
ds:
Awarded the Nobel
Prize for Physics (1903)
Elected member if the
Academie des Sciences
de France and
succeeded as Life
Secretary (1889)
Made an Officer of the
Legion of Honour (1900)
Rumford Medal (1900)
Helmholtz Medal (1901)
Barnard Medal (1905)
5. Contributi
ons:
Photographic plate made by
Henri Becquerel showing
effects of exposure to
radioactivity
Study in rotation of plane-polarized light by magnetic
fields.
Infra-red spectra, making visual observations by
means of the light released from certain
phosphorescent crystals under infra-red illumination.
Absorption of light in crystals
