Notable FigureMale
Albert Fert
born 1938
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAlbert Fert is a French physicist and one of the discoverers of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disks. Currently, he is an emeritus professor at Paris-Saclay University in Orsay, scientific director of a joint laboratory between the Centre national de la recherche scientifique and Thales Group, and adjunct professor at Michigan State University. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Peter Grünberg.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 7, 1938
Carcassonne
Citizenship
France
Occupations & fields
physicistuniversity teacherresearcher
Awards & honours
Commander of the Legion of HonourCNRS Gold medalNobel Prize in PhysicsJean-Ricard PrizeGay-Lussac-Humboldt-PrizeWolf Prize in Physics
- Field and occupation
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