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Paul Langevin (/ l æ n ʒ ˈ v eɪ n /; French: [pɔl lɑ̃ʒvɛ̃]; 23 January 1872 – 19 December 1946) 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 ...
May 14, 2018 · Langevin, Paul (1872–1946) French physicist. In 1905, Langevin was the first to interpret paramagnetism (weak magnetism ) and diamagnetism (opposition to a magnetic force) in terms of the behaviour of electrons in atoms.
Paul Langevin was a prominent French physicist and a pioneering mind in statistical physics and quantum mechanics. His wartime invention of sonar technology marked a significant advancement in naval defense and ultrasonic applications.
Nov 1, 2022 · Created in 1917 to detect German U-boats, Paul Langevin’s piezoelectric quartz transducer remains the foundation of all modern ultrasonic techniques.
Jan 24, 2024 · Paul Langevin, a French physicist, was born Jan. 23, 1872. Langevin studied under Pierre Curie in Paris before Pierre's unfortunate death in 1906, and afterwards taught physics at the Collège de France.
In 1911, rumors spread that Curie was having an affair with the prominent physicist Paul Langevin, a man five years her junior who had been Pierre’s student and had worked closely with Albert...
Paul Langevin. The Langevins' 1902 marriage had deteriorated to such an extent by mid-July 1910 that Langevin left the family home for an apartment in Paris, not far from Curie's lab.
Oct 1, 2022 · 2022 marks the 150 th Anniversary of the birth of Paul Langevin, the originator of ultrasonics. He was born, lived, and died in Paris. His parents were of modest means. He was a humanist and a rationalist.
Dec 19, 2022 · Langevin’s course drew attention to the use of calculating probabilities in physics and helped spread early ideas on quantum theory beyond Boltzmann and other specialists. New considerations on thermal radiation. In 1908 Langevin began to supervise the doctoral thesis of Edmond Bauer.
Jul 19, 2021 · Paul Langevin (1872 – 1946) had the fortune to stand at the cross-roads of modern physics, making key contributions, while serving as a commentator expanding on the works of the giants like Einstein and Lorentz and Bohr.
