Pierre Jacquinot
Pierre Jacquinot (born January 18, 1910 , Frouard ; † September 22, 2002 ) was a French physicist who dealt with spectroscopy and atomic physics .
Jacquinot studied at Nancy University , where he obtained his degree in physics in 1930. In 1932 he was the first in the national competition for the posts of physics teacher in high schools (Agrégation). He received his doctorate in Paris with Aimé Cotton (in his high-field laboratory in Bellevue) with a thesis on the Zeeman effect in strong magnetic fields, while at the same time researching in the predecessor organization of the CNRS . During the Second World War he was from 1942 a physics professor at the University of Clermont-Ferrand. From 1946 he was back in Paris, where he became a lecturer (Maitre de conferences) and from 1950 professor, from 1954 on the chair for spectroscopy. In 1951 he became head of the laboratory named after Aimé Cotton after his death. Later he was director of SupOptique (Institut d'optique théorique et appliquée) as successor to Kastler and professor at the University of Paris XI. In 1978 he retired from his professorship and headed the Aimé Cotton laboratory.
Jacquinot developed methods of Fourier spectroscopy (Fourier Transform Spectrometer) with his student Pierre Connes and others in the 1950s. Later he dealt with laser spectroscopy.
From 1962 to 1969 he was director general of the CNRS . Under his leadership the connection to the universities was strengthened and the first laboratories assigned to the CNRS were established. In 1978 he received the Médaille d'or du CNRS . He was a member of the Académie des Sciences from 1966 and its president from 1980 to 1982. He was also temporarily president of the French Physical Society.
Web links
- Biography, pdf
- Obituary at the CNRS
- Information on Pierre Jacquinot in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Literature by and about Pierre Jacquinot in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
- ^ According to the CNRS obituary on the night of September 21-22
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jacquinot, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1910 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 2002 |