Hélène Langevin-Joliot

Hélène Langevin-Joliot
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
	Langevin-Joliot in 2012
Born	Hélène Joliot-Curie; 19 September 1927; Paris, France
Spouse	Michel Langevin
Children	Yves Langevin, Françoise Langevin-Mijangos
Relatives	Irène Joliot-Curie (mother); Frédéric Joliot-Curie (father); Marie Curie (grandmother); Pierre Curie (grandfather); Ève Curie (aunt); Józef Skłodowski (great uncle); Bronisława Dłuska (great aunt); Helena Skłodowska-Szalay (great aunt);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	CNRS
Thesis	Contribution à l'étude des phénomènes de freinage interne et d'autoionisation associés à la désintégration β. (1956)

Hélène Langevin-Joliot (née Joliot-Curie; born 19 September 1927) is a French nuclear physicist known for her research on nuclear reactions in French laboratories and for being the granddaughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie and the daughter of Irene Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, all four of whom have received Nobel Prizes, in Physics (Pierre and Marie Curie) or Chemistry (Marie Curie and the Joliot-Curies). Since retiring from a career in research Hélène has participated in activism centered around encouraging women and girls to participate in STEM fields. Her activism also revolves around promoting greater science literacy for the general public.

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