Alfred Kastler Net Worth

Alfred Kastler was a French physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966 for his work in optical procedures to study Hertizian resonances in atoms. He collaborated with Jean Brossel to research quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and the interaction between atoms and light. He developed the procedure of optical pumping, which stimulated atoms to higher energy states and was a significant step in the development of lasers and masers. He also worked on atomic spectra and nuclear magnetic resonance. He was active in peace movements and received numerous awards and honors, including the French Legion of Honor Commander and the Wilhelm Exner Medal.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day May 03, 1902
Birth Place Guebwiller, Alsace, German Empire, French
Age 118 YEARS OLD
Died On 7 January 1984 (aged 81)\nBandol, France
Birth Sign Gemini
Alma mater École Normale Supérieure, University of Paris
Known for Optical pumping technique
Awards Holweck Prize (1954), CNRS Gold medal (1964), Nobel Prize for Physics (1966)
Fields physics
Doctoral advisor Pierre Daure (fr)
Doctoral students Claude Cohen Tannoudji

💰 Net worth: $10 Million (2024)

Alfred Kastler, a renowned French physicist, has an estimated net worth of $10 million in 2024. Kastler is highly regarded for his significant contributions in the field of physics, particularly in the study of optical pumping and the development of the technique of optical pumping spectroscopy. His groundbreaking work earned him the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966. Throughout his career, Kastler has made numerous scientific breakthroughs and conducted extensive research, solidifying his position as one of the most influential physicists of his time. With his wealth and profound knowledge, Kastler has undoubtedly left an indelible mark on the scientific community.

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Biography/Timeline

1921

Kastler was born in Guebwiller (Alsace, German Empire) and later attended the Lycée Bartholdi in Colmar, Alsace, and École Normale Supérieure in Paris in 1921. After his studies, in 1926 he began teaching physics at the Lycée of Mulhouse, and then taught at the University of Bordeaux, where he was a university professor until 1941. Georges Bruhat asked him to come back to the École Normale Supérieure, where he finally obtained a chair in 1952.

1966

He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966 "for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms".

1971

Kastler also wrote poetry (in German). In 1971 he published Europe, ma patrie: Deutsche Lieder eines französischen Europäers (i.e. Europe, my fatherland: German songs of a French European).

1978

In 1978 he became foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

1979

In 1979, Kastler was awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal.

1984

Professor Kastler died on 7 January 1984, in Bandol, France.

1994

Over the forty years that followed, this group has trained many of young physicists and had a significant impact on the development of the science of atomic physics in France. The Laboratoire de Spectroscopie hertzienne has then been renamed Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel in 1994 and has got a part of its laboratory in Université Pierre et Marie Curie mainly at the École Normale Supérieure.