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Alfred Kastler

Physics

Alfred Kastler was a French physicist, born in the German Empire in a region that became part of France after the First World War. He developed optical pumping, a technique combining optical and magnetic resonance methods to study the properties of atoms. He received the 1966 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms.

Facts
Birth Year
1902 1
Death Date
1984-01-07 1
Death Year
1984 1
Death Place
Bandol, France 1
Nationality
France 1
Notable Work
Nuclear acoustic resonance 1
Notable Work
optical pumping 1
Birthplace
Guebwiller, France 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Sources
1. Alfred Kastler (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1984-01-07T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1984-01-07T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): France
    Q142
  • P20 (place of death): Bandol, France
    Q467338
  • P19 (place of birth): Guebwiller, France
    Q209814
  • P800 (notable work): optical pumping
    Q2027473
  • P800 (notable work): Nuclear acoustic resonance
    Q65070900
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Alfred Kastler (Wikipedia)
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