= Pierre Curie
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= P. Curie
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A <physicist> who investigated <magnetism>, <piezoelectricity> and <radioactivity>. He built delicate balances, <electrometers> and <piezoelectric crystals>; this work on instruments helped make weak electrical effects measurable. With <Marie Curie>, he investigated radioactive substances under difficult laboratory conditions. The <Curie ionization-current measurement> illustrates how such instrumentation can turn a small signal into a quantitative comparison.<Nobel Lectures, Physics 1901–1921/Pierre Curie - Biographical>[Nobel Lectures, Physics 1901–1921; Biographical identity and professional specialization]{ref}
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