Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
Born	(1932-10-24)24 October 1932 Paris, France
Died	18 May 2007(2007-05-18) (aged 74) Orsay, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay University
Known for	Soft matter Polymer physics Reptation Liquid crystalline elastomer
Children	7, including Claire Wyart
Awards	ForMemRS (1984) Matteucci Medal (1987) Harvey Prize (1988) Lorentz Medal (1990) Wolf Prize (1990) Nobel Prize for Physics (1991) Eringen Medal (1998)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	ESPCI Collège de France University of Paris XI

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (French: [ʒɛn]; 24 October 1932 – 18 May 2007) was a French physicist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1991.^[1][2][3]

In 1971, he became professor at the Collège de France, and participated in STRASACOL (a joint action of Strasbourg, Saclay and Collège de France) on polymer physics.

His works focused on granular materials and the memory of the brain.

1. ↑ Joanny, Jean-François; Pincus, Philip A. (August 2007). "Obituary: Pierre-Gilles de Gennes". Physics Today. 60 (8): 71–72. Bibcode:2007PhT....60h..71J. doi:10.1063/1.2774111.
2. ↑ An Obituary of Gennes in the Hindu.com
3. ↑ Ajdari, Armand (July 2007). "Physics. Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932-2007)". Science. 317 (5837): 466. doi:10.1126/science.1146688. PMID 17656713. S2CID 118920054.