Physicist, born in Hollerich, S Luxembourg. Professor of mathematical and experimental physics at the Sorbonne (1886), he invented a capillary electrometer, and produced the first coloured photograph of the spectrum. He was awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Gabriel Lippmann|
Gabriel Jonas Lippmann |
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| Born |
August 16, 1845 Hollerich, Luxembourg |
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| Died |
July 13, 1921 Atlantic Ocean, travelling from Canada to France |
| Residence | France |
| Nationality | French |
| Field | Physicist |
| Institution | Sorbonne |
| Alma Mater | École Normale |
| Known for | Colour photography |
| Notable Prizes | Nobel Prize for Physics (1908) |
Gabriel Jonas Lippmann ( August 16, 1845 – July 13, 1921) was awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference, known as the Lippmann plate.
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