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Louis Leprince-Ringuet

Louis Leprince-Ringuet (27 March 1901, in Alès – 23 December 2000, in Paris) was a French physicist, telecommunications engineer, essayist and historian of science.[1]

Louis Leprince-Ringuet
Louis Leprince Ringuet (1997)
Born(1901-03-27)27 March 1901
Died23 December 2000(2000-12-23) (aged 99)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
Known forCoining the hyperon
Kaon discovery
AwardsLegion of Honour (Grand officier)
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
Cosmic rays
InstitutionsFrench Academy of Sciences
Académie française
CERN

Leprince-Ringuet advocated strongly for the creation of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and remained its indefatigable supporter. He was vice chair (1956–69) and chair (1964–66) of CERN’s scientific policy committee.[2] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[3]

He is known for early discovery of the kaon.[4] He also coined the term hyperon in 1953.[4][5]

Honors

References

  1. ^ Jacob, Maurice (July 2001). "Obituary: Louis Leprince-Ringuet". Physics Today. 54 (7): 78–79. Bibcode:2001PhT....54g..78J. doi:10.1063/1.1397405.
  2. ^ "Louis Leprince-Ringuet 1901-2000 : A Scientist in the service of Europe". CERN Bulletin. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  3. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  4. ^ a b Degrange, Bernard; Fontaine, Gérard; Fleury, Patrick (2013). "Tracking Louis Leprince-Ringuet's contributions to cosmic-ray physics". Physics Today. 66 (6): 8. Bibcode:2013PhT....66f...8D. doi:10.1063/PT.3.1989. ISSN 0031-9228.
  5. ^ Ravel, Olivier (2013). Ormes, Jonathan F. (ed.). Early cosmic ray research in France. Centenary Symposium 2012: Discovery of Cosmic Rays. AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 1516. Denver, United States: American Institute of Physics. pp. 67–71. Bibcode:2013AIPC.1516...67R. doi:10.1063/1.4792542. ISBN 978-0-7354-1137-1.

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