Historedia
Person

Pierre Curie

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1880–1898

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pierre Curie, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Pierre and Jacques Curie discover piezoelectricity

    1880

    Role: French physicist and chemist, pioneer in crystallography

    1. 1880 · ParisDemonstration of Direct Piezoelectric Effect

      Pierre and Jacques Curie demonstrated that compressing crystals generated an electric potential, establishing the direct piezoelectric effect.

  2. Marie and Pierre Curie announce the discovery of radium

    1898

    Role: Physicist and chemist

    1. 26 December 1898 · French Academy of SciencesAnnouncement of Radium

      Marie and Pierre Curie announced the existence of radium to the French Academy of Sciences on 26 December 1898.

Sources

  1. Pierre Curie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Piezoelectricity Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  3. Radium Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01