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Georges Charpak

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Georges Charpak

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French physicist (1924-2010)

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Georges Charpak was a French physicist who lived from 1924 to 2010 and made important contributions to experimental physics. He is remembered as a significant figure in twentieth-century science, though the specific details of his most important discoveries are not provided here.

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Works
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Top works

  • Grisja, alias Georges
  • Gargamelle et les courants neutres
  • La vie à fil tendu (French Edition)
  • Fes-te bruixot, fes-te savi
  • Ninos y la Ciencia

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Quotes

  • Si on veut faire quelque chose, il faut donc s'occuper d'éducation.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1992

    for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Life

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