Birth of Pierre Curie
Birth of Pierre Curie in Paris.
Role range: 1859-1906
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Pierre Curie Biography and Timeline
Follow Pierre Curie through 26 dated historical records for France.
Pierre Curie, historical timeline
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1859–1906Years on this page
1859
1878
Physics Education
Earns his licence in physics from the Sorbonne.
Role range: 1859-1906
1880
Piezoelectricity
Discovers piezoelectricity with his brother Jacques Curie.
Role range: 1859-1906
1881
Inverse Piezoelectric Effect
Helps experimentally verify the inverse piezoelectric effect.
Role range: 1859-1906
Inverse Piezoelectric Effect
Shows crystals can deform under an electric field.
Role range: 1859-1906
Piezoelectric Verification
Shows that electric fields can deform suitable crystals.
Role range: 1859-1906
1882
ESPCI Appointment
Joins the Paris School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry.
Role range: 1859-1906
1894
Meets Marie Sklodowska
Meets Marie Sklodowska through scientific contacts in Paris.
Role range: 1859-1906
1895
Marriage
Marries Marie Sklodowska and begins a famous scientific partnership.
Role range: 1859-1906
Curie Law
Formulates the inverse relation between susceptibility and temperature.
Role range: 1859-1906
Curie Point
Shows that magnetic properties change at a critical temperature.
Role range: 1859-1906
Doctorate
Receives a doctorate for research on magnetism.
Role range: 1859-1906
1897
Birth of Irene Curie
Becomes father of Irene Curie.
Role range: 1859-1906
1898
Discovery of Polonium
Works with Marie Curie in announcing the discovery of polonium.
Role range: 1859-1906
Pitchblende Research
Works with Marie Curie on highly radioactive uranium minerals.
Role range: 1859-1906
Discovery of Radium
Works with Marie Curie and Gustave Bemont in announcing radium.
Role range: 1859-1906
Radioactivity
Joins Marie Curie in investigating radioactivity.
Role range: 1859-1906
1900
Sorbonne Professor
Becomes professor in the Faculty of Sciences.
Role range: 1859-1906
1901
Radium Effects
Studies physiological effects of radium with medical collaborators.
Role range: 1859-1906
1902
Radium Atomic Weight
Supports Marie Curie during radium purification work.
Role range: 1859-1906
1903
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for radiation research.
Role range: 1859-1906
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for research on radiation phenomena discovered by Henri Becquerel.
Role range: 1859-1906
Davy Medal
Receives the Davy Medal with Marie Curie.
Role range: 1859-1906
1904
Sorbonne Chair
Becomes titular professor at the Sorbonne.
Role range: 1859-1906
1905
Nobel Lecture
Delivers the Nobel lecture on radioactive substances.
Role range: 1859-1906
1906
Death of Pierre Curie
Dies after a street accident in Paris.
Role range: 1859-1906
Records, sources and methodology
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