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Pierre Curie

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Pierre Curie (French: Pierre Curie, French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ kyʁi]; May 15, 1859 - April 19, 1906) was a French physicist and chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the radioactive element radium.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
France
Born
1859-05-15
Died
1906-04-19
Wikidata
Q37463
Occupations physicistchemistuniversity teachernuclear physicist
Aliases Pierre CuriePierre Curie

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