Pierre Curie

• Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in
• crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity.

Where Pierre is from

Pierre is from Paris, France.

Dates

Pierre Curie lived from May 15th, 1859 to April 19th, 1906.
(47 years old) he died from radiation.

Accomplishments

Pierre discovered nuclear energy, radiation, and created the torsion balance. He also received a novel peace prize.

Why Pierre is famous

Pierre is famous mainly because his discovery of nuclear energy and his studies of magnetism and radiation.

legacy

Pierre is famous for his creation of Curie's law, which is still widely used and accepted until this day. Pierre's discovery of nuclear energy and radiation. He was the first to use the term "radioactivity"

Bibliography

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Curie
• http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/pierre-curie-...