Pierre Joliot
Pierre Joliot (born 12 March 1932) is a noted french biochemist and researcher for the CNRS. A researcher since 1956, he became a Director of Research in 1974 [1]. He was a scientific advisor to the french Prime Minister from 1985 to 1986 and is a member of Academia Europæa. He was made a commander of the Ordre National du Mérite (English: the National Order of Merit) in 1982 and of the Légion d'honneur (English: Legion of Honor) in 1984[2].
Family
Joliot is from a family of noted scientists. His grandparents, Marie and Pierre Curie won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 with Henri Becquerel for their study of radioactivity. Marie Curie is also the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in different sciences, her second award being in chemistry for her discovery of radium. Joliot's parents, Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. His sister, Hélène Langevin-Joliot, is a noted nuclear physicist[3].
References
- ^ Template:Fr icon "Biography @ Evene". Retrieved 2007-01-24. Google translation
- ^ Template:Fr icon "Career Timeline". College of France. Retrieved 2007-01-24. Google translation
- ^ "Family Tree". links.org. Retrieved 2007-01-24.