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Gérard Mourou

French physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 · France · Scientists · Born 1944 · age 82

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Gérard Albert Mourou is a French scientist and pioneer in the field of electrical engineering and lasers.

A life in dates

2018Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceAwardNobel Prize in PhysicsAward2016Berthold Leibinger ZukunftspreisAwardFrederic Ives MedalAward2012Knight of the Legion of HonourAward2009Charles Hard Townes AwardAward2007Lazare-Carnot PrizeAward2004IEEE Quantum Electronics AwardAward1999IEEE David Sarnoff AwardAward1995R. W. Wood PrizeAward1944Born22 June 1944

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Mourou, speaking in 2018 after being awarded the Nobel PrizeMourou, speaking in 2018 after being awarded the Nobel PrizeGérard Mourou during Nobel press conference in Stockholm, December 2018Gérard Mourou during Nobel press conference in Stockholm, December 2018

Awards

Nobel Prize in Physics2018
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science2018
Frederic Ives Medal2016
Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis2016
Knight of the Legion of Honour2012
Charles Hard Townes Award2009
Lazare-Carnot Prize2007
IEEE Quantum Electronics Award2004
IEEE David Sarnoff Award1999
R. W. Wood Prize1995
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University
Fellow of the Optical Society
IEEE Fellow
Fellow of the American Physical Society

About this person

Gérard Albert Mourou is a French scientist and pioneer in the field of electrical engineering and lasers. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018, along with Donna Strickland, for the invention of chirped pulse amplification, a technique later used to create ultrashort-pulse, very high-intensity (petawatt) laser pulses.

Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82

In common with Gérard

Carl WiemanBoth received R. W. Wood PrizeDavid J. WinelandBoth received Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceArthur AshkinBoth received Frederic Ives MedalGeorge Ellery HaleBoth received Frederic Ives MedalWilliam Daniel PhillipsBoth received Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceJohn L. HallBoth received Charles Hard Townes Award

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