Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
See also: Cohen
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji , born on April 1st 1933 with Constantine (Algeria), is a Physicien French.
He works with the Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel of the National university to Paris, where he had been student. In 1973, it is named full professor of the pulpit of atomic and molecular physics to the Collège de France where it teaches until in 2003.
With Steven Chu and William Daniel Philips, it receives the Nobel Prize of Physics in 1997 for its work on the deceleration of the atoms using laser, after having received in 1996 the Gold medal of CNRS.
He is also the author of the book of reference in French (original version) on the Quantum physics. He published moreover with Jacques Dupont-Rock and Gilbert Grynberg two books on the quantum optic: Photons and atoms , and Process of interaction between photons and atoms . These books also exist in English edition.
Humanistic, it in particular signed, with other prizes winner of the Nobel Prize, a call asking that a delegation of the Committee of the rights of the child of UNO returns visit to a child Tibetan under house arrest since 1995 in China, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, recognized like 11th Panchen LAMA by the 14th Dalaï Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.
It has three children: Alain, Joelle and Michel. It has a brother who is also physicist, Gilles Cohen-Tannoudji (1938-)
Professional path
- 1953-1957 National university
- 1957 Aggregation of physical sciences
- 1957-1959 Military service
- 1960-1964 Attache of research of the National center of the scientific research
- 1962 Doctorate of State
- 1964-1967 University lecturer with the Faculty of Science of Paris
- 1967-1973 Professor with the Faculty of Science of Paris
- 1973 Professor at the Collège de France (pulpit of atomic and molecular physics)
Scientific distinctions
- 1963 Langevin Prices of the French company of Physics
- 1964 Money Medal of the National center of the Scientific research
- 1971 Grand Prix of Physics of the French company of Physics
- 1979 Thomas Young Medal and Prize of Institute off Physics
- 1980 Prices Amp of the Academy of Science
- 1981 Member of the Academy of Science, Paris
- 1985 Prices of the Three Physicists
- Fellow of American Physical Society
- 1991 Research award of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- 1992 Lilienfeld Prize of American Physical Society
- foreign Associated member of the American Academy off Arts and Sciences
- Member of the European Academy of Sciences, of Arts and the Letters
- 1993 Member of 1 ' Academia Europaea
- Frew Fellow of Australian Academy off Sciences
- Charles Townes Award of Optical Society off America
- 1994 foreign Associated member of the Academy National off Sciences (the U.S.A.)
- Docteur Honoris Causa of the delle University of Uppsala
- 1995 Matteucci Medal of Accademia Nazionale Scienze, Rome
- 1996 Harvey Prize in Science and Technology of the Technion Israel Institute off Technology, Haïfa
- Quantum Electronics Prize of the European Company of Physics
- foreign Associated member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, the Letters and the Art schools of Belgium
- foreign Associated member of Accademia dei Lincei of Italy
- 1996 Gold medal of CNRS
- 1997 Nobel Prize of Physics
- 1998 Doctor Honoris Causa of the Hebraic University of Jerusalem
- Honorary Doctor off Technology of Royal Institute off Technology (KTH) of Stockholm
- foreign Associated member of the Academy National off Sciences, Allahabad, India
- 1999 Honorary Fellow of Indian Academy off Sciences, Bangalore
- Member of the pontifical Academy of sciences, Vatican City
- Docteur Honoris Causa of the University Bar-Ilan, Israel
- Member of honor associated with the Academy of Science, the Humanities and Arts of Lyon
- Honorary Dismantles off Doctor off Science of University off Sussex, Brighton, the United Kingdom
- Docteur Honoris Causa of the Universit3e libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Docteur Honoris Causa of the Federal University of Pernambuco, Récife, Brésil
- 2000 Foreign fellow of Indian Science Academy de New Delhi, India
- Docteur Honoris Causa of the Université of Liege, Belgium
External bonds
- Prizes winner of the Nobel Prize of physique 1997
- Autobiography on the site of the foundation Nobel
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