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Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

French physicist and Nobel laureate (1933–2026)

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Claude Cohen-Tannoudji was a French physicist at the École normale supérieure in Paris. He was known for his experiments in laser cooling. He first proposed Sisyphus cooling and was the first to show that it is possible to cool far beyond the limit expected by sub-Doppler cooling, below the recoil temperature.

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Born
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Place of birth
Constantine wd
Died
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Place of death
Paris wd
Citizenship
France wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, researcher wd
Education
École Normale Supérieure, Science Faculty of Paris, Lycée Émir Abdelkader, Les Houches School of Physics, University of Paris wd

Awards wd

  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit (2004)
  • CNRS Gold medal (1996)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1997)
  • Harvey Prize (1996)
  • Jean-Ricard Prize (1971)
  • Three Physicists Prize (1986)
  • Paul Langevin Award (1963)
  • Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (1990)
  • Charles Hard Townes Award (1993)
  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2016)
  • Matteucci Medal (1995)
  • Prix Ampère (1979)
  • Young Medal and Prize (1979)
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (2000)
  • honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles (1999)

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When was Claude Cohen-Tannoudji born?
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji was born on 1 April 1933 in Constantine.
Where did Claude Cohen-Tannoudji study?
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji was educated at École Normale Supérieure, Science Faculty of Paris, Lycée Émir Abdelkader, Les Houches School of Physics.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Claude Cohen-Tannoudji · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q190697 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (cropped).JPG by Amir Bernat (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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