Joliot-Curie, Frederic (1900-1958):

Frederic Joliot-Curie was a famous French nuclear researcher who helped to bring France into the atomic age. With his wife Irene, he discovered the first isotope, which led to artificial radioactivity. This discovery was essential in the development of the atomic bomb. When France was invaded in World War II, Frederic and Irene went into hiding and joined the Communist party. After the war, he was appointed as the head of France's Atomic Energy Commission but was dismissed when it was discovered that he was a Communist. However, his accomplishments were still very esteemed, including the 1935 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and the 1951 Stalin Peace Prize.

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