Physics: Pierre Curie

Physics: Pierre Curie
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Pierre Curie (1859) Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist and chemist, and a pioneer in crystallography and magnetism.

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Pierre Curie (1859) Pierre Cu rie (15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French physicist and chemist, and a pioneer in crystallography and magnetism.

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Why is Pierre Curie remembered? Ever y major advance in physics was made by a person working to understand something that didn't quite make sense yet. Pierre Curie was one of those people.

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About Pierre Curie Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 – 19 April 1906) was a French phy sicist and chemist, and a pioneer in crystallography and magnetism. He shared one half of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie 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.