Frédéric Joliot-Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie: References & Edit History

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Eugénie Cotton, Les Curie (1963), contains recollections of the Curie family and an assessment of their scientific accomplishments. Two biographies of Frédéric are Maurice Goldsmith, Frederic Joliot-Curie (1976), a comprehensive work by a former colleague of Joliot in the World Federation of Scientific Workers; and Pierre Biquard, Frédéric Joliot-Curie: The Man and His Theories (1965), an account that includes recollections of the friendship between Joliot and the author, who was closely associated with Joliot’s activities for peace.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Updated article structure. Jun 28, 2026
Add new Web site: American Institute of Physics - Jean-Frederic Joliot and Irene Curie. Jan 31, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Mar 18, 2024
Link added. Jan 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Science History Institute Museum and Library - Biography of Ir�ne Joliot-Curie and Fr�d�ric Joliot. Oct 11, 2019
Add new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Biography of Ir�ne Joliot-Curie and Fr�d�ric Joliot. Dec 12, 2014
Add new Web site: American Institute of Physics - Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity - Jean-Frederic and Irene Curie. Dec 12, 2014
Added photograph. Feb 12, 2010
Cross-references added. Aug 17, 2006
Article revised. May 04, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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