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Georges Charpak

French physicist (1924-2010)

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Hersz Georges Charpak was a Polish-born French physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992 for his invention of the multiwire proportional chamber.

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Born
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Place of birth
Dubrovytsia wd
Died
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Place of death
5th arrondissement of Paris wd
Citizenship
France, Poland wd
Occupation
physicist, French resistance fighter, researcher wd
Education
Lycée Saint-Louis, Mines ParisTech, Les Houches School of Physics, University of Paris wd
Spouse
Dominique Vidal wd

Awards wd

  • Officer of the Legion of Honour (2007)
  • Officer of the National Order of Merit (1997)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1992)
  • Jean-Ricard Prize (1973)
  • High Energy and Particle Physics Prize (1989)
  • Nessim-Habif Award (2013)
  • CNRS silver medal (1971)
  • honorary doctor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1993)
  • honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles (1994)
  • Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva (1977)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra (1994)
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa (1995)

Questions

When was Georges Charpak born?
Georges Charpak was born on 1 August 1924 in Dubrovytsia.
Where did Georges Charpak study?
Georges Charpak was educated at Lycée Saint-Louis, Mines ParisTech, Les Houches School of Physics, University of Paris.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Georges Charpak · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q153178 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: CHARPAK Georges-24x50-2005 cropped.JPG by CHARPAK_Georges-24x50-2005.jpg : Studio Harcourt derivative work: Spatulli ( talk ) (CC BY 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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