Hélène Langevin-Joliot
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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