Born October 24, 1932, in Paris. Died May 18, 2007.
Education and Professional Career
- 1951–1955: Studied at the École Normale Supérieure
- 1955–1959: Engineer at the French Atomic Energy Commission
- 1961–1971: Lecturer and later professor at the Faculty of Orsay
- 1971–2004: Professor at the Collège de France in the Chair of Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
- 1976: Director of the School of Physics and Chemistry
- 1979: Member of the Institut de France
Awards and Honors
- 1980: CNRS Gold Medal
- 1991: Nobel Prize in Physics
