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Louis de Broglie

Physics

Louis de Broglie was a French theoretical physicist and aristocrat known for his contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 doctoral thesis he proposed that electrons possess wave properties, a concept known as the de Broglie hypothesis, and he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929 for this discovery of the wave nature of matter.

Facts
Birth Year
1892 1
Death Date
1987-03-19 1
Death Year
1987 1
Death Place
Louveciennes, France 1
Nationality
France 1
Notable Work
matter wave 1
Birthplace
Dieppe, France 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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1. Louis de Broglie (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1987-03-19T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1987-03-19T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): France
    Q142
  • P20 (place of death): Louveciennes, France
    Q762133
  • P19 (place of birth): Dieppe, France
    Q183557
  • P800 (notable work): matter wave
    Q193907
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