Frédéric Joliot(1900–1958)
ChemistryJean Frédéric Joliot-Curie was a French chemist and physicist who received the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his wife, Irène Joliot-Curie, for their discovery of induced radioactivity. They were the second married couple, after his parents-in-law, to win the Nobel Prize, adding to the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. Joliot-Curie and his wife also founded the Orsay Faculty of Sciences, part of the Paris-Saclay University.
France
1
Major Awards
40
Publications
649
Citations
12
h-index
15
i10-index
16.2
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1935in recognition of their synthesis of new radioactive elements
Institut du RadiumCo-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Science Faculty of Paris
Lycée Lakanal
ESPCI Paris, PSL University
Doctoral Advisors
Bruno PontecorvoHamlet Vartapetian
Career Timeline
Science Faculty of Paris?–present
Collège de France1937–1958
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission1945–1950
Positions & Roles
presidentprofessordocenthigh commissioner for atomic energy
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
DH
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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