Becquerel (disambiguation)
The Becquerel (Bq) is a unit of radioactivity or average frequency, named after Henri Becquerel
Becquerel may also refer to:
- 6914 Becquerel, asteroid
- Becquerel (lunar crater)
- Becquerel (Martian crater)
- Becquerel, a dog in Homestuck
Members of the Becquerel family of scientists include:
- A. E. Becquerel (1820-1891), studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity, and optics, son of Antoine Cesar, father of Henri
- Antoine César Becquerel (1788-1878), pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena, father of A. E.
- Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), discoverer of radioactivity, son of A. E., father of Jean
- Jean Becquerel (1878-1953), worked on the optical and magnetic properties of crystals, son of Henri
- Louis Alfred Becquerel (1814-1862), French physicist and medical researcher, son of Antoine Cesar, brother of A. E.
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