# Alain Aspect

_French physicist_

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> Alain Jean Aspect (French: [aspɛ] ; born 15 June 1947) is a French  physicist noted for his experimental work on  quantum entanglement. Aspect's experiment (1980–1982) bears his name.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 June 1947 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364997#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Agen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364997#P19))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364997#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364997#P106))
- **Education:** École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay; University of Paris-Sud ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364997#P69))
- **Official website:** lcf.institutoptique.fr/Alain-Aspect-homepage ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364997#P856))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Académie française (since 2025); professor; Director of Research at CNRS; visiting professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364997#P39))
- **Awards:** Niels Bohr International Gold Medal; UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal; CNRS Gold medal; Frederic Ives Medal; Herbert Walther Prize; Max Born Award; Wolf Prize in Physics; Balzan Prize; Servant Prize; Holweck Prize; Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Albert Einstein Medal; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Foreign Member of the Royal Society ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364997#P166))

## About

Aspect was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science".

In 2025 he was elected to the Académie Française.

## Questions

**When was Alain Aspect born?**  
Alain Aspect was born on 15 June 1947 in Agen.

**What positions has Alain Aspect held?**  
Positions held by Alain Aspect include: Member of the Académie française (since 2025); professor; Director of Research at CNRS; visiting professor.

**Where did Alain Aspect study?**  
Alain Aspect was educated at École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, University of Paris-Sud.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Alain Aspect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Aspect) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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