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title: "Becquerel family"
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The Becquerel family is a family of French scientists.
The most notable members of them include:

Antoine César Becquerel (1788–1878), pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena, father of Edmond
Louis Alfred Becquerel (1814-1862), French physician and medical researcher, son of Antoine Cesar, brother of Edmond
Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (known as Edmond, 1820-1891), studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity, and optics. Discovered photovoltaic effect. Son of Antoine Cesar, father of Henri.
Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), discoverer of radioactivity, son of Edmond, father of Jean
Jean Becquerel (1878-1953), worked on the optical and magnetic properties of crystals, son of Henri


== See also ==
Becquerel (disambiguation)


== References ==