Georges Charpak

Georges Charpak, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1924-08-01 in Dabrovica, Poland

Gender: male

Field: Polish-born French physicist

Biography

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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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1992

Awarded on: 1992-10-14

"for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber"

Affiliations:

  • École Supérieure de Physique et ChimieParis, France
  • CERNGeneva, Switzerland