Pierre Curie
Scientist
Pierre Curie (/ˈkjʊri, kjʊˈri/; French: [kyʁi]; 15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity. In 1903 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, and Henri Becquerel, "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel".
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| Birth date | May 15, 1859 |
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| Date of death | April 19, 1906 |
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