Uranium Rays
Discovers penetrating radiation emitted by uranium salts.
Role range: 1852-1908
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Henri Becquerel Biography and Timeline
Follow Henri Becquerel through 4 dated historical records for France.
Henri Becquerel, historical timeline
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1896–1903Years on this page
1896
Uranium Rays
Reports spontaneous radiation from uranium salts.
Role range: 1852-1908
Radioactivity
Shows uranium radiation can fog photographic plates without sunlight.
Role range: 1852-1908
1903
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering spontaneous radioactivity.
Role range: 1852-1908
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