Mathematician:Antoine Henri Becquerel

Mathematician

French engineer and physicist who discovered radioactivity.

Nationality

French

History

• Born: 15 December 1852 in Paris, France
• Died: 25 August 1908 in Le Croisic, Brittany, France

Theorems and Definitions

• Becquerel (unit of radioactivity)

Definitions of concepts named for Antoine Henri Becquerel can be found here.

Publications

• 1896: Sur les radiations émises par phosphorescence (C.R. Acad. Sci. Vol. 122: pp. 420 – 421)
• 1896: Sur les radiations invisibles émises par les corps phosphorescents (C.R. Acad. Sci. Vol. 122: pp. 501 – 503)

Also known as

Usually known as Henri Becquerel.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): becquerel
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): becquerel