For further research check out the following links
link #1:http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-bio.html
link #2:http://www1.bipm.org/en/si/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html
link #3:http://www.biography.com/people/henri-becquerel-40055
link #4:http://www.nndb.com/people/608/000072392/
link #5:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/58020/Henri-Becquerel
link #6:http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/cuire.htm
link #7:http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/BecquerelHenri.html
link #2:http://www1.bipm.org/en/si/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html
link #3:http://www.biography.com/people/henri-becquerel-40055
link #4:http://www.nndb.com/people/608/000072392/
link #5:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/58020/Henri-Becquerel
link #6:http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/cuire.htm
link #7:http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/BecquerelHenri.html
Interesting Facts
Henri Becquerel accidently discovered radioactivity while studying uranium salt.
His son followed in his footsteps and also became a professor.
He was awarded four medals for his discovery.
He is the reason medical technology (x-rays) can be so advanced nowadays.
Two craters were named after him.
A scientific unit was also named after him.
His son followed in his footsteps and also became a professor.
He was awarded four medals for his discovery.
He is the reason medical technology (x-rays) can be so advanced nowadays.
Two craters were named after him.
A scientific unit was also named after him.