Yves Rocard

Yves Rocard
Born
Yves-André Rocard

(1903-05-22)22 May 1903
Died16 March 1992(1992-03-16) (aged 88)
EducationLycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure
University of Paris
Known forAtomic bomb
ChildrenMichel Rocard
AwardsHolweck Medal (1948)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsÉcole Normale Supérieure
Thesis L'hydrodynamique et la théorie cinétique des gaz

Yves-André Rocard (French pronunciation: [iv ʁɔkaʁ]; 22 May 1903 – 16 March 1992) was a French physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb for France.