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  1. Alfred Kastler (French:; 3 May 1902 – 7 January 1984) was a French physicist, and Nobel Prize laureate. He is known for the development of optical pumping.

  2. Apr 30, 2024 · Alfred Kastler (born May 3, 1902, Guebwiller, Ger. [now in France]—died Jan. 7, 1984, Bandol, France) was a French physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1966 for his discovery and development of methods for observing Hertzian resonances within atoms. In 1920 Kastler went to Paris to study at the École Normale Supérieure.

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  5. Alfred Kastler The Nobel Prize in Physics 1966 . Born: 3 May 1902, Guebwiller, Germany (now France) Died: 7 January 1984, Bandol, France . Affiliation at the time of the award: École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France . Prize motivation: “for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms” Prize ...

  6. Jul 26, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Alfred Kastler, a French physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1966 for his work on optical methods for studying atoms. Explore his contributions to optical spectroscopy, optical pumping, and maser and laser development.

  7. Jan 8, 1984 · Alfred Kastler, whose Nobel prize- winning research helped set the stage for invention of the laser, died yesterday at Bandol, on the French Riviera, at the age of 81, according to an...

  8. Atomic physics was his passion – numerous further developments in the use of atomic power can be traced back to the French physicist Alfred Kastler. After his studies, he first worked as a physics teacher from 1926. He became a specialist in atomic spectroscopy while working at the University of Bordeaux.

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