Pierre Curie (1859-1906) Physicist and chemist
Originally specialized in crystallography, but joined his wife’s research. Their discovery of radioactive elements radium and polonium earned them the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with Henri Becquerel.
Marie Curie (1867-1934) Chemist and physicist
Won a second Nobel Prize, in chemistry, in 1911, for continued study of radioactive elements.
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897–1956) Chemist
Shared the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband for research on radioactivity and for creating the first artificial radioactive element, phosphorus.
Ève Curie Labouisse (1904–2007) Writer, journalist and diplomat
Best remembered for writing Madame Curie, a best-selling biography of her mother.
Luis Fernandez Alvarez (1853–1937) Physician
Developed a better way to diagnose the macular form of leprosy.
Walter C. Alvarez (1884–1978) Physician
Pioneered the study of the stomach’s electrical activity and founded electrogastrography, a non-invasive technique for diagnosing certain digestive conditions.
Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988) Physicist
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