  Born December 15, 1852  Died August 25, 1908  He was married twice  Had a son named Jean in 1878  Jean would become a physicist like his father About Antoine

 Where he was from/lived  He was born in Paris, France  Lived and had his family also in France

  Antoine attended Ecole Polytechnic for chemistry and physics  He went back to school to continue his academic path Education

  Professor of applied physics in the Department of Natural History in the Paris museum  He later taught at the university where he started, Ecole Polytechnic Employment

  He won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for his work on radioactivity  Was elected a member of the Academie des Sciences de France where he would serve his whole life as the secretary  Was also apart of the Royal Academy of Berlin  Was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor in Achievement

  Antoine's biggest discovery was radioactivity  This was a big discovery at the time and is still an important one today  This helped their time learn about radiation and and really started the more advanced research towards other things like gamma radiation What was his contribution and how did it change the thinking of their time