Alfred Kastler
Alfred Kastler | |
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Kastler in 1966 | |
| Born | 3 May 1902 |
| Died | 7 January 1984 (aged 81) Bandol, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
| Known for | Optical pumping Nuclear acoustic resonance |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Bordeaux |
| Doctoral advisor | Pierre Daure |
| Doctoral students | Claude Cohen Tannoudji |
Alfred Kastler (French: [kastlɛʁ]; 3 May 1902 – 7 January 1984) was a German-born French physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics. He is known for the development of optical pumping.