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Albert Fert

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French physicist, Nobel laureate in physics

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Albert Fert is a French physicist and one of the discoverers of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disks. Currently, he is an emeritus professor at Paris-Saclay University in Orsay, scientific director of a joint laboratory between the Centre national de la recherche scientifique and Thales Group, and adjunct professor at Michigan State University. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Peter Grünberg.

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Born
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Place of birth
Carcassonne wd
Citizenship
France wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, researcher wd
Education
Science Faculty of Paris, École Normale Supérieure wd

Awards wd

  • Commander of the Legion of Honour (2012)
  • CNRS Gold medal (2003)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2007)
  • Jean-Ricard Prize (1994)
  • Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (2014)
  • Wolf Prize in Physics (2006)
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (2015)
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb
  • honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza (2008)
  • honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2009)
  • EPS Europhysics Prize (1997)
  • Japan Prize (2007)
  • honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal (2013)
  • honorary doctor of the RWTH Aachen University (2014)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of the Basque Country

Questions

When was Albert Fert born?
Albert Fert was born on 7 March 1938 in Carcassonne.
Where did Albert Fert study?
Albert Fert was educated at Science Faculty of Paris, École Normale Supérieure.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Albert Fert · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q153219 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Albert fert 15 janvier 2009 Spintronique Paris Descartes.JPG by Eurobas (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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