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Born August 23, 1811 • France
Died March 30, 1863 (aged 51) • France
Notable Works “Études cristallographiques”
Subjects Of Study Bravais lattice • crystal lattice
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Arsène d’Arsonval
French physician and physicist
Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac, engraving by Ambroise Tardieu.
Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac
French scientist
Marie Curie
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist
André-Marie Ampère
André-Marie Ampère
French physicist
Becquerel, Henri
Henri Becquerel
French physicist
Portrait of Pierre Simon Marquis de Laplace wearing formal attire with a sash and star-shaped medal, looking slightly to his left.
Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace
French scientist and mathematician
Louis-Victor de Broglie
Louis de Broglie
French physicist
Gaspard Monge, detail of an oil painting by Jean Naigeon, 1811; in the Museum of Fine Arts, Beaune, France.
Gaspard Monge, count de Péluse
French mathematician and public official
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Sadi Carnot
French engineer and physicist
Alain Aspect
Alain Aspect
French physicist
Pierre Curie
Pierre Curie
French chemist
Joseph Fourier
Joseph Fourier
French mathematician
Fresnel, detail of an engraving by Ambroise Tardieu after a contemporary portrait, 1825
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French physicist
Pierre Agostini
Pierre Agostini
French physicist
Siméon-Denis Poisson
Siméon-Denis Poisson
French mathematician
Anne L'Huillier
Anne L’Huillier
French physicist
Serge Haroche.
Serge Haroche
French physicist
François Arago
François Arago
French physicist
Espagnat, Bernard d'
Bernard d’Espagnat
French physicist and philosopher
Michel H. Devoret
Michel H. Devoret
French physicist

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