Henri Becquerel shared a Nobel prize for his work in discovering what?
Henri Becquerel Henri Becquerel Antoine Henri Becquerel (; ; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French physicist, Nobel laureate, and the first person to discover evidence of radioactivity. For work in this field he, along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie, received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. The SI unit for radioactivity, the becquerel (Bq), is named after him. Becquerel was born in Paris into a wealthy family which produced four generations of physicists: Becquerel's grandfather (Antoine César Becquerel), father (Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel), and son (Jean Becquerel). Henri started off his education by attending the Lycée Louis-le-Grand school, a
Becquerel Prize Becquerel Prize The Becquerel Prize is a prize to honour scientific, technical or managerial merits in the field of photovoltaic solar energy. It has been established in 1989 by the European Commission at the occasion of the 150th anniversary of an experiment by Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel, known as Edmond Becquerel, in which he discovered the photovoltaic effect. This prize is awarded to a single individual who is normally recognized for continuous achievements in this field over a long period of time. The prize is not restricted to European citizens. The Becquerel Prize Committee selects the individual to be honoured at the