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Georges Charpak (French:; 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.
Georges Charpak, Polish-born French physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1992 for his invention of subatomic particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber, which records up to one million tracks per second and sends the data directly to a computer for analysis.
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Oct 27, 2010 · Physicist and campaigner, Georges Charpak has left an enduring mark on science, technology and education. His invention of a type of particle detector — the multiwire proportional chamber —...
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Sep 29, 2010 · Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Georges Charpak. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1992. Born: 1 August 1924, Dabrovica, Poland. Died: 29 September 2010, Paris, France. Affiliation at the time of the award: École Supérieure de Physique et Chimie, Paris, France; CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.
Oct 29, 2010 · Georges Charpak (1924–2010) A generous Nobel laureate had a passion for particle detectors and reforming science education. Yves Quéré Authors Info & Affiliations. Science. 29 Oct 2010. Vol 330, Issue 6004. p. 604. DOI: 10.1126/science.1198962.
Oct 3, 2010 · Oct. 2, 2010. Georges Charpak, who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing a device to sift through the billions of hurtling subatomic particles liberated by collisions in atom...
Aug 1, 2017 · Georges Charpak was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992 “ for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber “, with affiliations to both École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles (ESPCI) and CERN.
