Jean Baptiste Perrin
(Reguidit frae Jean Perrin)
Jean Baptiste Perrin ForMemRS[1] (30 September 1870 – 17 Aprile 1942) wis a French pheesicist who, in his studies o the Brownian motion o minute pairticles suspendit in liquids, verified Albert Einstein’s explanation o this phenomenon an tharebi confirmed the atomic naitur o matter. For this achievement he wis honoured wi the Nobel Prize for Pheesics in 1926.[2]
 Jean Baptiste Perrin | |
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 Perrin in 1926 | |
| Born | 30 September 1870 Lille, Fraunce |
| Dee'd | 17 Apryle 1942 (aged 71) New York City, USA |
| Naitionality | Fraunce |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
| Kent for | Naitur o cathode rays Brownian motion |
| Awairds | Matteucci Medal (1911) Nobel Prize in Pheesics (1926) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pheesics |
| Institutions | École Normale Supérieure Varsity o Paris |
References
eedit- ↑ Townsend, J. S. (1943). "Jean Baptiste Perrin. 1870-1942". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (12): 301–326. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1943.0004.
- ↑ Kyle, R. A. (1979). "Jean Baptiste Perrin". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 242 (8): 744. doi:10.1001/jama.242.8.744. PMID 379381.