Becquerel, Antoine Cesar

Becquerel, Antoine Cesar, beh KREHL or behk uh REHL, on TWAHN say ZAHR (1788-1878), was a French... More >>

Biot, Jean Baptiste

Biot, Jean Baptiste (1774-1862), a French physicist, conducted research on magnetic fields and... More >>

Charpak, Georges

Charpak, Georges (1924-...), a Polish-born French physicist, won the 1992 Nobel Prize in physics... More >>

Coulomb, Charles Augustin de

Coulomb, Charles Augustin de, koo LOM, sharl oh goos TAN duh (1736-1806), a French scientist,... More >>

Curie, Pierre

Curie, Pierre, KYOO ree, pyair (1859-1906), was a French physicist known for his work in... More >>

De Broglie, Louis Victor

De Broglie, Louis Victor, duh braw GLEE, lwee veek TAWR (1892-1987), was a French physicist who... More >>

Foucault, Jean Bernard Leon

Foucault, Jean Bernard Leon, foo KOH, zhahn behr NAR lay AWN (1819-1868), a French physicist,... More >>

Gennes, Pierre-Gilles de

Gennes, Pierre-Gilles de, zhehn, pyair zheel duh (1932-2007), a French theoretical physicist,... More >>

Joliot-Curie, Frederic

Joliot-Curie, Frederic, zhohl YOH KYOO ree, fray day REEK (1900-1958), was a French physical... More >>

Joliot-Curie, Irene

Joliot-Curie, Irene, zhaw LYOH koo REE, ee REHN (1897-1956), was a French physicist known for her... More >>

Kastler, Alfred

Kastler, Alfred (1902-1984), a French scientist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1966... More >>

Lippmann, Gabriel

Lippmann, Gabriel (1845-1921), a French physicist, discovered a method of taking color... More >>

Neel, Louis-Eugene-Felix

Neel, nay EHL, Louis-Eugene-Felix (1904-2000), a French physicist, made important discoveries in... More >>

Perrin, Jean Baptiste

Perrin, Jean Baptiste, puh RAN, zhahn bah TEEST (1870-1942), a French physicist, was awarded the... More >>