20 Notable alumni of
School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris
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The School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris is 1781st in the world, 602nd in Europe, and 60th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from the School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 2 individuals affiliated with the School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris won Nobel Prizes in Physics.
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Pierre Curie
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- university teachernuclear physicistphysicistchemist
- Biography
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Pierre Curie was a French chemist, physicist and a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity. He shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie, and Henri Becquerel "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel". With their win, the Curies became the first married couple to win the Nobel Prize, launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes.
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Frédéric Joliot-Curie
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- politiciannuclear physicistchemistphysicistFrench resistance fighter
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Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie was a French chemist and physicist who received the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his wife, Irène Joliot-Curie, for their discovery of induced radioactivity. They were the second married couple, after his parents-in-law, to win the Nobel Prize, adding to the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. Joliot-Curie and his wife also founded the Orsay Faculty of Sciences, part of the Paris-Saclay University.
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Hélène Langevin-Joliot
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- writerphysicistnuclear physicist
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Hélène Langevin-Joliot is a French nuclear physicist known for her research on nuclear reactions in French laboratories and for being the granddaughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie and the daughter of Irene Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, all four of whom have received Nobel Prizes, in Physics (Pierre and Marie Curie) or Chemistry (Marie Curie and the Joliot-Curies). Since retiring from a career in research Hélène has participated in activism centered around encouraging women and girls to participate in STEM fields. Her activism also revolves around promoting greater science literacy for the general public.
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Paul Langevin
- Enrolled in the School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris
- Studied in 1888-1893
- Occupations
- philosopher of sciencechemistuniversity teacherphysicistpedagogue
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Paul Langevin was a French physicist who developed Langevin dynamics and the Langevin equation. He was one of the founders of the Comité de vigilance des intellectuels antifascistes, an anti-fascist organization created after the 6 February 1934 far right riots. Being a public opponent of fascism in the 1930s resulted in his arrest and being held under house arrest by the Vichy government for most of World War II. Langevin was also president of the Human Rights League (LDH) from 1944 to 1946, having recently joined the French Communist Party.
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Georges Charpak
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- French resistance fighterphysicistresearcher
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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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Georges Claude
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- inventorphysicistbusinesspersonchemist
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Georges Claude was a French engineer and inventor. He is noted for his early work on the industrial liquefaction of air, for the invention and commercialization of neon lighting, and for a large experiment on generating energy by pumping cold seawater up from the depths. He has been considered by some to be "the Edison of France". The Claude process for manufacturing ammonia was named for him.
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Hervé This
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- chemistresearcherlecturercookbook writernon-fiction writer
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Hervé This is a French physical chemist who works for the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique at AgroParisTech, in Paris, France. His main area of scientific research is molecular and physical gastronomy, that is the science that studies culinary transformations).
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André-Louis Debierne
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- physicistchemist
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André-Louis Debierne was a French chemist. He is often considered the discoverer of the element actinium, though H. W. Kirby disputed this in 1971 and gave credit instead to German chemist Friedrich Oskar Giesel.
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Éric Carreel
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- entrepreneurengineer
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Éric Carreel, is a French engineer and serial entrepreneur. He is the founding president of Withings, Sculpteo, Invoxia and Zoov. He is a graduate of ESPCI ParisTech, holds a PhD in engineering from the Pierre and Marie Curie University, and has authored over 50 patents.
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Robert Klapisch
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- science communicatorresearchernuclear physicist
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Robert Elie Klapisch was a French engineer and physicist.
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Paul-Gilbert Langevin
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- physical chemistmusic criticteacherwritermusicologist
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Paul-Gilbert Langevin was a French musicologist, who was a specialist on Anton Bruckner, Franz Schubert and 19th-century classical music.
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Georges Urbain
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- sculptoruniversity teacherchemist
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Georges Urbain was a French chemist, a professor of the Sorbonne, a member of the Institut de France, and director of the Institute of Chemistry in Paris. Much of his work focused on the rare earths, isolating and separating elements such as europium and gadolinium, and studying their spectra, their magnetic properties and their atomic masses. He discovered the element lutetium (atomic number 71). He also studied the efflorescence of saline hydrates.
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François Bouchet
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- astrophysicist
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François R. Bouchet is a French astronomer specializing in physical cosmology, including formation of large scale structures and cosmic background radiation. He serves as the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris liaison for the Planck Mission Project.
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Armand Deperdussin
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- businessperson
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Armand Deperdussin was a French industrialist and aviation pioneer. Having established himself as a silk-broker, he became involved in the aviation industry in 1910 after witnessing the triumphs of aviator Louis Blériot, founding Société de Production des Aéroplanes Deperdussin.
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Philippe Klein
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- businessperson
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Philippe Klein is a French-born engineer and businessman. He is Chief Planning Officer of Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan.
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Ouang Te Tchao
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- physicistpolitician
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Wang Dezhao or Ouang Te-Tchao was a Chinese physicist who was known for his research in atmospheric electricity and underwater acoustics. Under the direction of Paul Langevin, he helped the French improve sonar at the beginning of World War II and after his return to China, Wang was considered as the founder of national defense water acoustics in China.
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Fernand Holweck
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- physicistFrench resistance fighter
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Fernand Holweck was a French physicist who made important contributions in the fields of vacuum technology, electromagnetic radiation and gravitation. He is also remembered for his personal sacrifice in the cause of the French Resistance and his aid to Allied airmen in World War II.
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Jacqueline Bloch
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- physicistresearcher
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Jacqueline Bloch is a French physicist, born in 1967, specialist in nanosciences, member of the French Academy of sciences.
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Jan Kazimierz Danysz
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- physicist
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Jean Danysz born Jan Kazimierz Danysz, was a French physicist of Polish extraction. He was an assistant of Maria Skłodowska-Curie and notable in the development of beta spectrometry.
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Hippolyte Copaux
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- chemist
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Hippolyte Eugène Copaux was a French chemist, best known for his work in inorganic chemistry, crystallography, and for determining the physical properties of metallic cobalt.
