Léon Brillouin
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Léon Nicolas Brillouin (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ nikɔla bʁijwɛ̃]; August 7, 1889 – October 4, 1969) was a French physicist. He made contributions to quantum mechanics, radio wave propagation in the atmosphere, solid-state physics, and information theory.
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![]() Léon Nicolas Brillouin (1889–1969) | |
Born | August 7, 1889 Sèvres, Seine-et-Oise, France |
Died | October 4, 1969 (aged 80) New York City, US |
Citizenship | French (pre-1949) American (post-1949) |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure Sorbonne Collège de France |
Known for | Brillouin function Brillouin limit Brillouin scattering Brillouin zone Brillouin theorem Brillouin doublet Brillouin flow Brillouin–Wigner formula Einstein–Brillouin–Keller method WKB approximation Acoustoelastic effect Negentropy |
Awards | National Academy of Sciences Membership (1953) Peccot Lectures (1919-1920) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Sorbonne Collège de France École Supérieure d'Électricité University of Wisconsin–Madison Brown University Harvard IBM Columbia University |
Thesis | La théorie des solides et les quanta (1921) |
Doctoral advisor | Paul Langevin |
Doctoral students | Nicolas Cabrera, Ivar Stakgold |
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He was the son of the physicist Marcel Brillouin. |
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