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Alfred Kastler

Alfred Kastler

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Alfred Kastler (French: [kastlɛʁ]; 3 May 1902 – 7 January 1984) was a German-born French physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics. He is known for the development of optical pumping.

Career

  1. 1902
    Born
  2. 1946
    Won Prix Félix-Robin
  3. 1954
    Won Holweck Prize
  4. 1964
    Member of French Academy of Sciences
  5. 1964
    Won CNRS Gold medal
  6. 1965
    Won Three Physicists Prize
  7. 1966
    Won Nobel Prize in Physics
  8. 1970
    Member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
  9. 1984
    Passed away
  10. Member of German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
  11. Notable work: optical pumping
  12. Notable work: Nuclear acoustic resonance

Trivia

  • Place of birth: Guebwiller
  • Citizenship: France
  • Known as: physicist, poet, university teacher, researcher

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