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A Dictionary of Scientists
..., Pierre (1859–1906) French physicist Pierre Curie was the son of a Paris physician. He was educated at the Sorbonne where he became an assistant in 1878 . In 1882 he was made laboratory chief at the School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry where he remained until he was appointed professor of physics at the Sorbonne in 1904 . In 1895 he married Marie Skłodowska , with whom he conducted research into the radioactivity of radium and with whom he shared the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903 . His scientific career falls naturally into two periods,...
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Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
...Pierre Curie 1859 – 1906 French physicist It can even be thought that radium could become very dangerous in criminal hands, and here the question can be raised whether mankind benefits from knowing the secrets of Nature, whether it is ready to profit from it or whether this knowledge will not be harmful for it. The example of the discoveries of Nobel is characteristic, as powerful explosives have enabled man to do wonderful work. They are also a terrible means of destruction in the hands of great criminals who lead the peoples towards war. I am one of...
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The New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (2 ed.)
..., Pierre ( 1859–1906 ) French physicist , husband of Marie Curie . * curie Curie's law Curie temperature (or point ) Symbol: T C Curie–Weiss law (en dash)...
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Curie point Quick reference
A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)
...Curie point ( Curie temperature ) The temperature at which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes only paramagnetic. For iron the Curie point is 760°C and for nickel 356°C. It is named after Pierre Curie...
Curie point Quick reference
A Dictionary of Chemistry (8 ed.)
... point ( Curie temperature ) The temperature at which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes only paramagnetic. For iron the Curie point is 760°C and for nickel 356°C. It is named after Pierre Curie...
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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)
...Curie’s law The susceptibility ( χ ) of a paramagnetic substance is proportional to the thermodynamic temperature ( T ), i.e. χ = C / T , where C is the Curie constant. A modification of this law, the Curie–Weiss law , is more generally applicable. It states that χ = C /( T − θ ), where θ is the Weiss constant, a characteristic of the material. The law was first proposed by Pierre Curie in 1895 and modified by another French physicist, Pierre-Ernest Weiss ( 1865–1940 ), in...
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A Dictionary of Chemistry (8 ed.)
...’s law The susceptibility ( χ ) of a paramagnetic substance is proportional to the thermodynamic temperature ( T ), i.e. χ = C / T , where C is the Curie constant. A modification of this law, the Curie-Weiss law , is more generally applicable. It states that χ = C /( T – θ ), where θ is the Weiss constant, a characteristic of the material. The law was first proposed by Pierre Curie in 1895 and modified by another French physicist, Pierre-Ernest Weiss ( 1865–1940 ), in 1907...
Curie–Weiss law Quick reference
A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences (5 ed.)
...–Weiss law A law that describes the magnetic susceptibility ( X ) of a ferromagnet ( see ferromagnetism ) at temperatures above the Curie temperature . X = C /( T − θ ) where C is a constant for each material, T is the temperature in kelvins, and θ is the Curie temperature in kelvins. The law was formulated by the French physicists Pierre Curie ( 1859–1906 ) and Pierre-Ernest Weiss ( 1865–1940...
Joliot-Curie, Irène (1897–1956) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Chemistry (8 ed.)
...Curie, Irène ( 1897–1956 ) French physicist , daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie , who was educated by her mother and her scientist associates. In 1921 she began work at the Radium Institute, becoming director in 1946 . In 1926 she married Frédéric Joliot ( 1900–58 ). They shared the 1935 Nobel Prize for chemistry for their discovery of artificial radioactivity the previous...
Joliot-Curie, Irène (1897–1956) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)
...Joliot-Curie, Irène ( 1897–1956 ) French physicist , daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie , who was educated by her mother and her scientist associates. In 1921 she began work at the Radium Institute, becoming director in 1946 . In 1926 she married Frédéric Joliot ( 1900–58 ). They shared the 1935 Nobel Prize for chemistry for their discovery of artificial radioactivity the previous...
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A Dictionary of Scientists
...Curie, Irène (1897–1956) French physicist Irène Curie was born in Paris, the daughter of Pierre Curie and Marie Curie , the discoverers of radium. She received little formal schooling, attending instead informal classes where she was taught physics by her mother, mathematics by Paul Langevin , and chemistry by Jean Baptiste Perrin . She later attended the Sorbonne although she first served as a radiologist at the front during World War I. In 1921 she began work at her mother's Radium Institute with which she maintained her connection for the rest...
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2 ed.)
... abbr. : Ci (formerly C); a non‐SI unit of (radio)activity or of radioactive material. Originally ( 1910 ) it was defined as the quantity of radon in radioactive equilibrium with one gram of radium. Latterly ( 1968 ) it was defined as a unit of activity equal to 3.7 × 10 10 disintegrations per second or, less correctly, as the quantity of any radioactive material having such activity. Hence, 1 Ci = 3.7 × 10 10 becquerels . [After Pierre Curie ( 1859–1906 ), French physicist and chemist (not after Marie Curie as sometimes...
Curie, Marie (1867–1934) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Chemistry (8 ed.)
..., Marie ( Marya Sklodowska ; 1867–1934 ) Polish -born French chemist , who went to Paris in 1891 . She married the physicist Pierre Curie ( 1859–1906 ) in 1895 and soon began work on seeking radioactive elements other than uranium in pitchblende (to account for its unexpectedly high radioactivity). By 1898 she had discovered radium and polonium , although it took her four years to purify them. In 1903 the Curies shared the Nobel Prize for physics with Henri Becquerel , who had discovered radioactivity. In 1911 Marie Curie was awarded...
