Work : New Career 1936 (Polytechnic School professor, 33 years)
Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1945 ("Cosmic Rays")
Work : New Job 1951 (Chief of the atomic energy group, 20 years)
Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1958 ("Atoms and Men")
Work : New Job 1959 (Lectured at College of France, 13 years)
Work : New Job 1964 (President of the European center for Nuclear Research, two years)
Death:Death, Cause unspecified 23 December 2000 (Age 99) chart Placidus Equal_H.
French nuclear physicist and author who specialized in X-ray research. He was one of the leading authorities in experimental particle physics and was the first to discover evidence of a new type of subatomic particle. He wrote numerous books including "Cosmic Rays," 1945 and "Atoms and Men," 1958. Leprince-Ringuet received his education at the Polytechnic School and the School of Electricity and Science. He was a professor at the Polytechnic School in the physics department from 1936-69 and lectured at the College of France from 1959-72. He was chief of the atomic energy group from 1951-71 and president of the European Center for Nuclear Research from 1964-66. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences as well as lAcadémie française. He was married with six children and enjoyed painting, tennis and skiing. Just three months shy of his 100th birthday, Leprince-Ringuet died on 23 December 2000 in Paris. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Born: Wed Mar 27 1901 00:00:00 GMT+0000 in Ales, France
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