Francis Perrin (physicist)
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For the French actor, see Francis Perrin (actor).
Francis Perrin (17 August 1901 – 4 July 1992) was a French physicist,[1] who worked on nuclear physics, fission and neutrinos. He was the high-commissioner Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (Atomic Energy Commission, CEA) in France and a collaborator of CERN. He was involved in the development of nuclear weapons for France and the cooperation with Israel on nuclear research.
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Born | (1901-08-17)August 17, 1901 Paris, France |
Died | July 4, 1992(1992-07-04) (aged 90) Paris, France |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
Relatives | Jean Perrin (father) |
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Fields | Nuclear physics |
Institutions | Collège de France CEA |
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He was the son of Physics Nobel laureate Jean Perrin and the brother-in-law of Pierre Victor Auger.