Auger, Pierre
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Birthname | Pierre Victor Auger | ||||
born on | 14 May 1899 at 17:15 (= 5:15 PM ) | ||||
Place | Paris, France, 48n52, 2e20 | ||||
Timezone | PMT m2e2015 (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
French physicist, who worked in the fields of atomic physics, nuclear physics, and cosmic ray physics.
He died on 24 December 1993, aged 94, in Paris.
The world's largest cosmic ray detector, the Pierre Auger Observatory, is named after him.
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes birth certificate no. 1402/5e, online Paris archives, p. 23/31.
Death data from death certificate in Didier Geslain archive, 'a' pdf file, p. 158.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Died aged 94)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Radio/ D.J./ Announcer (Radio personality)
- Vocation : Science : Physics