Pierre Joliot, Grandson of Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Has Died at the Age of 94.
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Pierre Joliot was born on March 12, 1932, in Paris. Following the example of his grandparents and parents, he chose a scientific career, but in a different field – biology. In 1953, he began working at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Biology (IBPC) in Paris, where he rose through the ranks from laboratory intern to director. He explored the mysteries of photosynthesis. As a scientist, he focused on photosynthesis – a phenomenon still litt…
Son of the nobelized Irene and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, he was the author of fundamental discoveries on plant physiology, especially on photosynthesis. He died on the night of October 9 to 10, at 94 years old.
French biologist Pierre Joliot has died. He was 94 years old. The French Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Physicochemical Biology, with which he was professionally associated, bid him farewell. Joliot was the grandson of the distinguished Polish Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie.
The French Academy of Sciences has confirmed the sad news: Pierre Joliot-Curie, one of the most eminent contemporary biochemists and grandson of two-time Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie, has died at the age of 94. His name opened doors, but it was also a burden he had to grapple with throughout his life.
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