Hélène Langevin-Joliot
French physicist (born 1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hélène Langevin-Joliot (née Joliot-Curie; born 19 September 1927) is a French nuclear physicist known for her research on nuclear reactions in French laboratories and for being the granddaughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie and the daughter of Irene Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, all four of whom have received Nobel Prizes, in Physics (Pierre and Marie Curie)[2] or Chemistry (Marie Curie and the Joliot-Curies).[3][4] Since retiring from a career in research Hélène has participated in activism centered around encouraging women and girls to participate in STEM fields.[5] Her activism also revolves around promoting greater science literacy for the general public.[6]
Hélène Langevin-Joliot | |
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Born | Hélène Joliot-Curie (1927-09-19) 19 September 1927 (age 96) Paris, France |
Spouse | Michel Langevin |
Children | Yves Langevin [fr], Françoise Langevin-Mijangos |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | CNRS |
Thesis | Contribution à l'étude des phénomènes de freinage interne et d'autoionisation associés à la désintégration β. (1956) |