“joliot”

The following 2 entries include the term joliot.

Joliot-Curie

biographical name

(Jean-) Frédéric 1900–1958 originally surname Joliot French physicist

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Joliot-Curie

biographical name

Irène 1897–1956 formerly Irène Curie-Joliot, daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie and wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie French physicist

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