Labels:monitor | plant | poster | reckoner | road | sky | tree | windowpane OCR: 1852 On December 15 Becquerel is born in iS France. Ii erandfathet and l father are both respected scientists aned. Antoine- Henri but known from childhood as simply Herri. Becque rel attends choo ar the Lycee Louis le-Grand 1872 Starts his formal scientific training the Ecole Polytec chnique Paris. 187 Continues his studics at the Lcole des Ponts c Chaussces (School of Bridges and Highways) Paris 1876 Takes teachin post at the Ecole Polytechriqne; he is 23 Studies optics and the popular subjects of magnetism, force, and electricity looks at the work ofhis father and the English physicist Michael Farada 1791 1867 and examines the fmagretic eficlds on light. H moves on to study infrared radiatior and the absorption oflight and emission of phosphorescen bining hi studly with his kn owledge o ...