Died 1984-01-07.
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Alfred Kastler
Alfred Kastler was a German-born French physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics. He is known for the development of optical pumping.
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science · German-born French physicist (1902–1984) · physicist · poet · university teacher · researcher · also Alfred Kastler, Kastler
Born 3 May 1902 · Died 7 January 1984 · Q71023
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1979· 3 entries
Won Wilhelm Exner Medal (1979).
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Kastler was awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal
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Career landmark: chairperson (1979–1984).
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1978· 1 entry
Became foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1976· 1 entry
Kastler was elected to the American Philosophical Society
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1971· 1 entry
Published Europe, ma patrie: Deutsche Lieder eines französischen Europäers (i
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1967· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1967).
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1966· 3 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (1966).
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"for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms"
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1965· 1 entry
Awarded Three Physicists Prize (1965).
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1964· 1 entry
Won CNRS Gold medal (1964).
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1962· 1 entry
Won C.E.K. Mees Medal (1962).
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1954· 1 entry
Awarded Holweck Prize (1954).
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1946· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Félix-Robin (1946).
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1935· 1 entry
Studied at Science Faculty of Paris, doctorate in France (1935).
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1926· 1 entry
And then taught at the University of Bordeaux, where he was a university professor until 1941
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1902· 1 entry
Born 1902-05-03.
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