Edmond Becquerel

Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity, and optics. In 1839, he discovered the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, which he invented in the same year. He is also known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence.

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Who was born first?

• Edmond Becquerel and Édouard Roche were born the same year
• Edmond Becquerel and Lewis A. Swift were born the same year
• Edmond Becquerel and Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois were born the same year
• Edmond Becquerel was born 1 year after Annibale de Gasparis
• Edmond Becquerel was born 1 year after Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet

Timeline

1. Annibale de GasparisNovember 9, 1819 – March 21, 1892
2. Sir George Stokes, 1st BaronetAugust 13, 1819 – February 1, 1903
3. Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de ChancourtoisJanuary 2, 1820 – November 14, 1886
4. Edmond Becquerel (this page)March 24, 1820 – May 11, 1891
5. Édouard RocheOctober 17, 1820 – April 27, 1883
6. Lewis A. SwiftFebruary 29, 1820 – January 5, 1913

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