

Alfred Kastler
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Who is this?
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
- 1902Born
- 1946Won Prix Félix-Robin
- 1954Won Holweck Prize
- 1964Member of French Academy of Sciences
- 1964Won CNRS Gold medal
- 1965Won Three Physicists Prize
- 1966Won Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1970Member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 1984Passed away
- Member of German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
- Notable work: optical pumping
- Notable work: Nuclear acoustic resonance
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Guebwiller
- •Citizenship: France
- •Known as: physicist, poet, university teacher, researcher
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