Jean Becquerel | |
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![]() Jean Becquerel in 1899, photo by Pierre Petit | |
Born | Paris | 5 February 1878
Died | 4 July 1953 | (aged 75)
Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand; École Polytechnique, École des Ponts et Chaussées |
Known for | Very low temperature |
Father | Antoine-Henri Becquerel |
Relatives | Edmond Becquerel (grandfather), Antoine César Becquerel (great-grandfather) |
Awards | Hughes Prize (1913), La Case Prize (1936) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Jean Antoine Edmond Marie Becquerel (5 February 1878 – 4 July 1953) was a French physicist, the son of Antoine-Henri Becquerel. He worked on a range of experimental physics topics including magnetic effects on the optical properties of materials, and the effects of low-temperature on magnetic susceptibility. He was among the early teachers of relativity and quantum physics in France.
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