Georges Charpak
Georges Charpak | |
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Charpak in 2005 | |
| Born | Jerzy Charpak 1 August 1924 |
| Died | 29 September 2010 (aged 86) Paris, France |
| Citizenship | France (1946–2010) |
| Alma mater | École des Mines Collège de France (PhD) |
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| Spouse |
Dominique Vidal (m. 1953) |
| Children | 3, including Nathalie |
| Relatives | André Charpak (brother) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | CERN ESPCI Paris |
| Doctoral advisor | Frédéric Joliot-Curie |
Georges Charpak (French: [ʒɔʁʒ ʃaʁpak]; born Jerzy Charpak; 1 August 1924 – 29 September 2010) was a Polish-born French physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992 for his invention of the multiwire proportional chamber.