Jean Baptiste Perrin

Jean Baptiste Perrin
Perrin in 1926
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a French physicist who verified Albert Einstein's explanation of phenomena and thereby confirmed the atomic nature of matter.
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in physics (1926)
"for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium"
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Born
30 September 1870 Lille, France
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Died
17 April 1942 (aged 71) New York City, USA
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Nationality
France
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Known for
Nature of cathode rays Brownian motion Avogadro constant Sedimentation equilibrium Perrin friction factors
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Fields
Physics
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Alma mater
École Normale Supérieure University of Paris
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Awards
Matteucci Medal (1911) Nobel Prize in Physics (1926)
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Institutions
École Normale Supérieure University of Paris
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France
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1800+

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