Was Pierre Curie a pioneer in piezoelectricity?
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Pierre Curie was a French physicist who is best known for his work on radioactivity. He also did pioneering work on piezoelectricity, the ability of certain materials to generate an electrical current when they are subjected to mechanical stress. In 1880, he and his brother Jacques Curie discovered that certain crystals, such as quartz, tourmaline, and Rochelle salt, generate an electrical current when they are bent or twisted.
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