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Georges Charpak

Polish-born French physicist

Hersz Georges Charpak (French: [ʒɔʁʒ ʃaʁpak]; 1 August 1924 – 29 September 2010) was a Polish-born French physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992 for his invention of the multiwire proportional chamber.²

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Born Aug 1, 1924, died Sep 29, 2010.¹

Companies

EOS imagingFounder¹⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedLycée Saint-Louis³
Date not recordedUniversity of Paris³
Date not recordedMines ParisTech³
Date not recordedLes Houches School of Physics³

Career

Occupation: French resistance fighter, researcher, physicist.⁷

1959 to 1991Worked at CERN^{4 5}
1948 to 1959Worked at National Center for Scientific Research⁴
Date not recordedFounded EOS imaging⁶

Known for: Devenez sorciers, devenez savants.⁸

Personal life

BornAug 1, 1924, Dubrovytsia⁹
DiedSep 29, 2010, 5th arrondissement of Paris¹⁰
CitizenshipPoland, France¹¹
SpouseDominique Vidal¹²
Children3¹³

Awards

2013Nessim-Habif Award¹⁴
2007Officer of the Legion of Honour¹⁴
1997Officer of the National Order of Merit¹⁴
1995Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa¹⁴
1994honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles^{14 18}
1994honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra¹⁴
1993honorary doctor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki¹⁴
1992Nobel Prize in Physics^{14 17}
1989High Energy and Particle Physics Prize^{14 16}
1977Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva¹⁴
1973Jean-Ricard Prize^{5 14}
1971CNRS silver medal^{14 15}

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WikidataGeorges Charpak: Worked at National Center for Scientific Research, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at CERN, as reported by BnF authorities
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WikidataGeorges Charpak: Founded EOS imaging, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorges Charpak: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorges Charpak: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorges Charpak: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorges Charpak: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorges Charpak: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorges Charpak: number of children, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorges Charpak: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported by nobelprize.org
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataEOS imaging, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsGeorges Charpak photo by CHARPAK_Georges-24x50-2005.jpg : Studio Harcourt derivative work: Spatulli ( talk ), CC BY 3.0