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Louis Néel

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Louis Eugène Félix Néel (1904-2000) was a French physicist born in Lyon. He won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering theoretical work on the magnetic properties of solids, including his studies of antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism. His research had practical applications in the development of computer memory and in understanding the magnetic history recorded in rocks.

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Birth Year
1904 1
Death Date
2000-11-17 1
Death Year
2000 1
Death Place
Brive-la-Gaillarde, France 1
Nationality
France 1
Birthplace
3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
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1. Louis Néel (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2000-11-17T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2000-11-17T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): France
    Q142
  • P20 (place of death): Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
    Q6393
  • P19 (place of birth): 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France
    Q3348
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Louis Néel (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Physics, Lead
    was a French physicist
  • Member Of: French National Centre for Scientific Research, Infobox: workplaces
    CNRS, Grenoble
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