Irène Joliot-Curie
Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1935
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Irène Joliot-Curie, born on September 12, 1897, in Paris, France, was a French chemist and Nobel laureate. She was the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, renowned for their work on radioactivity. In 1935, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside her husband, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, for their synthesis of new radioactive elements. Irène Joliot-Curie was also a pioneer in scientific education and contributed to research on nuclear energy. She passed away on March 17, 1956.
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- Who is Irène Joliot-Curie?
- Irène Joliot-Curie, born on September 12, 1897, in Paris, France, was a French chemist and Nobel laureate. She was the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, renowned for their work on radioactivity. In 1935, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside her husband, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, for their synthesis of new radioactive elements. Irène Joliot-Curie was also a pioneer in scientific education and contributed to research on nuclear energy. She passed away on March 17, 1956.
- In what year did Irène Joliot-Curie win the Nobel Prize?
- 1935 — Chemistry