19 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 1768th in the world, 596th in Europe, and 60th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 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.

  1. Pierre Curie

    Pierre Curie
    Awards
    Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1859-1906 (aged 47)
    Occupations
    physicistnuclear physicistuniversity teacherchemist
    Biography

    Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity, and radioactivity. In 1903, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Skłodowska–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 ever married couple to win the Nobel Prize, launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes.

  2. Frédéric Joliot-Curie

    Frédéric Joliot-Curie
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1900-1958 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    university teacherprofessorFrench Resistance fighterphysicistchemist
    Biography

    Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie was a French physicist and husband of Irène Joliot-Curie, with whom he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of induced radioactivity. They were the second ever married couple, after his wife's parents, 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.

  3. Hélène Langevin-Joliot

    Hélène Langevin-Joliot
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1927-.. (age 97)
    Occupations
    nuclear physicistphysicistwriter
    Biography

    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.

  4. Paul Langevin

    Paul Langevin
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1872-1946 (aged 74)
    Enrolled in the School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris
    Studied in 1888-1893
    Occupations
    physicistuniversity teacherchemistphilosopher of sciencepedagogue
    Biography

    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.

  5. Georges Charpak

    Georges Charpak
    Awards
    Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1924-2010 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    researcherphysicistFrench Resistance fighter
    Biography

    Georges Charpak ( French: [ʃaʁpak]; born Jerzy Charpak, (1 August 1924 – 29 September 2010) was a Polish-born French physicist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992.

  6. Georges Claude

    Georges Claude
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1870-1960 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    physicistinventorchemistbusinessperson
    Biography

    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". Claude was an active collaborator with the German occupiers of France during the Second World War, for which he was imprisoned in 1945 and stripped of his honors.

  7. Hervé This

    Hervé This
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    physical chemistnon-fiction writercookbook writerlecturerresearcher
    Biography

    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 gastronomy, that is the science of culinary phenomena (more precisely, looking for the mechanisms of phenomena occurring during culinary transformations).

  8. André-Louis Debierne

    André-Louis Debierne
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1874-1949 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    chemistphysicist
    Biography

    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.

  9. Éric Carreel

    Éric Carreel
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    engineerentrepreneur
    Biography

    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.

  10. Robert Klapisch

    Robert Klapisch
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1932-2020 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    nuclear physicistresearcherscience communicator
    Biography

    Robert Elie Klapisch was a French engineer and physicist.

  11. Georges Urbain

    Georges Urbain
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1872-1938 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    chemistuniversity teachersculptor
    Biography

    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.

  12. Paul-Gilbert Langevin

    Paul-Gilbert Langevin
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1933-1986 (aged 53)
    Occupations
    writerteachermusic criticphysical chemistmusicologist
    Biography

    Paul-Gilbert Langevin was a French musicologist, who was a specialist on Anton Bruckner, Franz Schubert and 19th-century classical music.

  13. François Bouchet

    François Bouchet
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    astrophysicist
    Biography

    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.

  14. Philippe Klein

    Philippe Klein
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    international forum participantbusinessperson
    Biography

    Philippe Klein is a French born engineer and businessman. He currently serves as Chief Planning Officer of the multi-national Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan.

  15. Ouang Te Tchao

    Ouang Te Tchao
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1905-1998 (aged 93)
    Occupations
    politicianphysicist
    Biography

    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.

  16. Fernand Holweck

    Fernand Holweck
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1890-1941 (aged 51)
    Occupations
    French Resistance fighterphysicist
    Biography

    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.

  17. Jacqueline Bloch

    Jacqueline Bloch
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    physicist
    Biography

    Jacqueline Bloch is a French physicist, born in 1967, specialist in nanosciences, member of the French Academy of sciences.

  18. Jan Kazimierz Danysz

    Jan Kazimierz Danysz
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1884-1914 (aged 30)
    Occupations
    physicist
    Biography

    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.

  19. Hippolyte Copaux

    Hippolyte Copaux
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1872-1934 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    chemist
    Biography

    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.