Frédéric Joliot-Curie: Biography, Facts and Career
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Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie (French: [fʁedeʁik ʒɔljo kyʁi]; né Joliot; 19 March 1900 – 14 August 1958) was a French chemist and physicist who received the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his wife, Irène Joliot-Curie, for their discovery of induced radioactivity. They were the second married couple, after his parents-in-law, to win the Nobel Prize, adding to the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. Joliot-Curie and his wife also founded the Orsay Faculty of Sciences, part of the Paris-Saclay University.
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- Full name: Frédéric Joliot-Curie
- Born: 1900-03-19
- Nationality: France
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q150989
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Who is Frédéric Joliot-Curie?
Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie (French: [fʁedeʁik ʒɔljo kyʁi]; né Joliot; 19 March 1900 – 14 August 1958) was a French chemist and physicist who received the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his wife, Irène Joliot-Curie, for their discovery of induced radioactivity.
What nationality is Frédéric Joliot-Curie?
Frédéric Joliot-Curie is France.
When was Frédéric Joliot-Curie born?
Frédéric Joliot-Curie was born on 1900-03-19.
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