Joliot-Curie, Frédéric
Joliot-Curie, Frédéric
French physicist. With his wife, Irène Joliot-Curie, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity.
Joliot was born in Paris, France, and graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle. He joined the Radium Institute in 1925. In 1937 he became professor of nuclear physics at the Collège de France. He succeeded his wife as director of the Radium Institute in 1956.
Joliot was born in Paris, France, and graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle. He joined the Radium Institute in 1925. In 1937 he became professor of nuclear physics at the Collège de France. He succeeded his wife as director of the Radium Institute in 1956.
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