# Michel Devoret

_French physicist_

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Last updated: 2026-11-08

> Michel Henri Devoret is a French–American physicist. He is Professor of Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics at Yale University. He serves as the Chief Scientist for Quantum Hardware at Google Quantum AI. He is known for the development of various superconducting quantum computing architectures, including the quantronium, the transmon, and the fluxonium.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 March 1953 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703310#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703310#P19))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703310#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703310#P106))
- **Education:** Télécom Paris; University of Paris-Sud ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703310#P69))
- **Awards:** Prix Ampère; Fritz London Award; John Stewart Bell Prize; Comstock Prize in Physics; Nobel Prize in Physics; Knight of the Legion of Honour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703310#P166))

## Questions

**When was Michel Devoret born?**  
Michel Devoret was born on 5 March 1953 in Paris.

**Where did Michel Devoret study?**  
Michel Devoret was educated at Télécom Paris, University of Paris-Sud.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Michel Devoret](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Devoret) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q26703310](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703310) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Michel Devoret (54987873184).jpg by Christian Ursilva from København, Danmark (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michel_Devoret_(54987873184).jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Michel Devoret". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/michel-devoret. Retrieved 15 November 2026.