Edmond Becquerel
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 134 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 24,1820 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Paris |
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| Date of died | May 11,1891 |
| Died | 5th Arrondissement |
| Paris | |
| France | |
| Nationality | French |
| Parents | Antoine Cesar Becquerel |
| Children | Antoine Henri Becquerel |
| Siblings | Louis Alfred Becquerel |
| Job | Physicist |
| Known for | photovoltaic effect |
| Grandchildren | Jean Becquerel |
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| ID | 434998 |
Edmond Becquerel Life story
Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel, known as Edmond Becquerel, was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity and optics. He is credited with the discovery of the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, in 1839.