Alfred Kastler

Alfred Kastler
Alfred Kastler in 1966
Born(1902-05-03)3 May 1902
Died7 January 1984 (aged 81)
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure, University of Paris[1]
Known forOptical pumping
Nuclear acoustic resonance
AwardsHolweck Prize (1954)
CNRS Gold medal (1964)
Nobel Prize for Physics (1966)
Scientific career
Fieldsphysics
Doctoral advisorPierre Daure
Doctoral studentsClaude Cohen Tannoudji

Alfred Kastler (French: [kastlɛʁ]; 3 May 1902 – 7 January 1984) was a French physicist, and Nobel Prize laureate.[2] He is known for the development of optical pumping.

  1. ^ At the time, the ENS was part of the University of Paris according to the decree of 10 November 1903.
  2. ^ Happer, William (May 1984). "Obituary: Alfred Kastler". Physics Today. 37 (5): 101–102. Bibcode:1984PhT....37e.101H. doi:10.1063/1.2916219.[permanent dead link]

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