Albert Fert ( Fr. Albert Fert [1] , b. March 7, 1938 , Carcassonne , France ) - French physicist and teacher. His most famous discovery is the effect of giant magnetoresistance , for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2007. [2]
| Albert Firth | |
|---|---|
| fr. Albert fert | |
 Firth at EP2DS 2007, Genoa | |
| Date of Birth | March 7, 1938 ( 81) |
| Place of Birth | Carcassonne , France |
| A country | France |
| Scientific field | physics |
| Place of work | |
| Alma mater | Higher Normal School , University of Paris |
| Awards and prizes |  2007 Nobel Prize in Physics  Wolf Prize ( physics , 2006/07)  |
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Biography
In 1962, Firth graduated from the Higher Normal School in Paris , and in 1963 he received a master's degree from the University of Paris . In 1970, he became a doctor of physics at the University of Paris-South , where he worked as a researcher. In 1988, Firth discovered a giant magnetoresistance effect in a layer of iron and chromium.
Rewards
- International Award for New Materials (1994)
- Europhysics Prize (1997)
- Gold Medal of the National Center for Scientific Research (2003)
- Wolf Prize in Physics (2006/7)
- Nobel Prize in Physics (2007)
- Japan Prize (2007)
- Big Gold Medal SEP (2008)
Notes
- ↑ The pronunciation of Albert Fert is correct; see Interview d'Albert Fert, prix Nobel de Physique 2007 (Fr.) . Université de Nantes. - Video recording of an interview with the 2007 Nobel laureate in Physics, Albert Firth. Date of treatment July 1, 2011. Archived on February 29, 2012.
- ↑ 2007 Nobel Prize Laureates in Physics
Links
- The origin, development and prospects of spintronics. Firth's Nobel Lecture