Pierre Joliot
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| Pierre Joliot | |
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| Born | 12 March 1932 Paris |
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| Residence | France |
| Citizenship | France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | CNRS |
| Notable awards | Ordre National du Mérite, Légion d'honneur |
Pierre Joliot (born in Paris, 12 March 1932) is a noted French biologist and researcher for the CNRS. A researcher there since 1956, he became a Director of Research in 1974 and a member of their scientific council in 1992.[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]
Pierre Joliot held the Chair of Cellular Bioenergetics (1981-2002) at the Collège de France and is now emeritus professor of it. He is also a member of the Academy of Science of France. In 2002, he published a paper presenting the design of the research, 'La Recherche Passionnément' (English: Research Passionately).
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Joliot is from a family of noted scientists. His grandparents, Marie and Pierre Curie, his namesake, 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]
[edit] References
- ^ (French) Biography @ Evene. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. Google translation
- ^ (French) Career Timeline. College of France. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. Google translation
- ^ Family Tree. links.org. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
