Georges Charpak

Georges Charpak (born Jerzy Charpak, 8 Mairch[1] 1924 – 29 September 2010) wis a Pols-born, French pheesicist frae a Pols Jewish faimily wha wis awairdit the Nobel Prize in Pheesics in 1992.[2][3][4]


Georges Charpak
Born8 Mairch 1924(1924-03-08)
Dąbrowica, Poland
Dee'd29 September 2010(2010-09-29) (aged 86)
Paris, Fraunce
NaitionalityPols
French
CitizenshipFrench
Alma materÉcole des Mines
Collège de France
Kent forMultiwire proportional chamber
Hauf-marrae(s)Dominique Vidal (m. 1953; 3 bairns)
AwairdsNobel Prize in Pheesics, 1992
Scientific career
FieldsPheesics

References eedit

  1. Martin, Douglas (2 October 2010). "Georges Charpak, Physics Nobel Winner, Dies at 86". New York Times. In a speech last year, Dr. Charpak (pronounced shahr-PUCK) said he was born on March 8, 1924, not Aug. 1 as officially recorded.
  2. French Nobel physics laureate Georges Charpak dies at 86 Archived 2019-12-10 at the Wayback Machine Earthtimes. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010
  3. Giomataris, I. (2010). "Georges Charpak (1924–2010)". Nature. 467 (7319): 1048. Bibcode:2010Natur.467.1048G. doi:10.1038/4671048a. PMID 20981084.
  4. "Georges Charpak: Nobel Physics Prize 1992". CERN Courier. 32 (10): 1–6. December 1992.